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Take Five #042: The 13 questions you should be asking to identify great deals

Top five must-reads this week in the world of SMB acquisitions and operations

February 1, 2023
Take Five #042: The 13 questions you should be asking to identify great deals
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Take Five #041: Here’s what sellers are really thinking, and more

Top five must-reads this week in the world of SMB acquisitions and operations

January 25, 2023
Take Five #041: Here’s what sellers are really thinking, and more
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Take Five #040: How one pro bought 20 businesses last year, and plans on acquiring 40 more this year

Five takeaways we loved at Kumo this week

January 18, 2023
Take Five #040: How one pro bought 20 businesses last year, and plans on acquiring 40 more this year
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Take Five #039: The 2023 Self-Funded Search Study, with data from 250 searchers, and more

Five takeaways we loved at Kumo this week

January 10, 2023
Take Five #039: The 2023 Self-Funded Search Study, with data from 250 searchers, and more
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Take Five #038: The 27 best threads for small business & entrepreneurship in 2022 and more

Five takeaways we loved at Kumo this week

January 5, 2023
Take Five #038: The 27 best threads for small business & entrepreneurship in 2022 and more
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Take Five #037: “Congratulations, you have structured a deal that does not work” and more

Five takeaways we loved at Kumo this week

December 20, 2022
Take Five #037: “Congratulations, you have structured a deal that does not work” and more
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Take Five #036: 136 comments to the question: “Has anyone bought a business without prior industry experience?” and more

Five takeaways we loved at Kumo this week

December 12, 2022
Take Five #036: 136 comments to the question: “Has anyone bought a business without prior industry experience?” and more
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Take Five #035: Why the next 8 weeks are vital for sourcing (and talking to sellers!) and more

Five takeaways we loved at Kumo this week

December 5, 2022
Take Five #035: Why the next 8 weeks are vital for sourcing (and talking to sellers!) and more
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Take Five #034: How to REALLY speak to a seller (and prevent your deal from blowing up) & more

Five takeaways we loved at Kumo this week

November 28, 2022
Take Five #034: How to REALLY speak to a seller (and prevent your deal from blowing up) & more
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Take Five #033: How ETA will change from a small, niche community into a professional asset class larger than VC, and more

Five takeaways we loved at Kumo this week

November 15, 2022
Take Five #033: How ETA will change from a small, niche community into a professional asset class larger than VC, and more
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Take Five #032: The gory details of what it takes to get a deal done, and more

Five takeaways we loved at Kumo this week

November 10, 2022
Take Five #032: The gory details of what it takes to get a deal done, and more
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Take Five #031: Are searchers the most hated buyers to work with? One man’s take, and more

Five takeaways we loved at Kumo this week

November 2, 2022
Take Five #031: Are searchers the most hated buyers to work with? One man’s take, and more
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Take Five #030: The most straightforward way for anyone to become a millionaire, and more

Five takeaways we loved at Kumo this week

October 26, 2022
Take Five #030: The most straightforward way for anyone to become a millionaire, and more
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Take Five #029: Are rollups the most predictable way to get wealthy? ($10m-$50m)

Five takeaways we loved at Kumo this week

October 18, 2022
Take Five #029: Are rollups the most predictable way to get wealthy? ($10m-$50m)
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Take Five #028: How one entrepreneur put in $50K, kept 85% ownership, and got a $5M loan for a $12M business

Five takeaways we loved at Kumo this week

October 10, 2022
Take Five #028: How one entrepreneur put in $50K, kept 85% ownership, and got a $5M loan for a $12M business
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Take Five #027: A 49-tweet masterclass on how to structure your mini-Berkshire Hathaway, and more

Five takeaways we loved at Kumo this week

October 3, 2022
Take Five #027: A 49-tweet masterclass on how to structure your mini-Berkshire Hathaway, and more
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Take Five #026: What sort of trends are bankers seeing in the SMB market? and more

September 26, 2022
Take Five #026: What sort of trends are bankers seeing in the SMB market? and more
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Take Five #025: Maintain discipline. Kill deals. Win the SMB search.

Five takeaways we loved at Kumo this week

October 3, 2022
Take Five #025: Maintain discipline. Kill deals. Win the SMB search.
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Take Five #024: Why EBITDA can be a terrible measure of profitability

Five takeaways we loved at Kumo this week

October 3, 2022
Take Five #024: Why EBITDA can be a terrible measure of profitability
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Take Five #022: A business with 87% EBITDA profit margin, and more

Five takeaways we loved at Kumo this week

October 3, 2022
Take Five #022: A business with 87% EBITDA profit margin, and more
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Take Five #021: “What's the BEST tip you've learned about buying companies?”

Five takeaways we loved at Kumo this week

October 3, 2022
Take Five #021: “What's the BEST tip you've learned about buying companies?”
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Take Five #020: A real life play-by-play of the first day post-acquisition

Five takeaways we loved at Kumo this week

October 3, 2022
Take Five #020: A real life play-by-play of the first day post-acquisition
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Take Five #019: Turns out Eggcartons.com was a wildly profitable business acquisition, and more

Five takeaways we loved at Kumo this week

October 3, 2022
Take Five #019: Turns out Eggcartons.com was a wildly profitable business acquisition, and more
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Take Five #018: How rate hikes and inflation have impacted acquisitions, & more

Five takeaways we loved at Kumo this week

October 3, 2022
Take Five #018: How rate hikes and inflation have impacted acquisitions, & more
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One Email, 100,000+ deals: Your 3-Minute Quick Start Guide to Kumo

Learn how to get set up on Kumo in 3 minutes

October 3, 2022
One Email, 100,000+ deals: Your 3-Minute Quick Start Guide to Kumo
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Take Five #017: “I bought 3 companies in 6 months. Would I do it again?” and more

Five takeaways we loved at Kumo this week

October 3, 2022
Take Five #017: “I bought 3 companies in 6 months. Would I do it again?” and more
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Take Five #016: “What am I missing about the holdco hype?” and more

Five takeaways we loved at Kumo this week

October 3, 2022
Take Five #016: “What am I missing about the holdco hype?” and more
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Take Five #015: The best question to ask a seller about their company & more

Five takeaways we loved at Kumo this week

October 3, 2022
Take Five #015: The best question to ask a seller about their company & more
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Take Five #014: Why you need to dream bigger and stop going for 500k SDE businesses, and more

Five takeaways we loved at Kumo this week KUMO | withkumo.com 4 min ago

June 27, 2022
Take Five #014: Why you need to dream bigger and stop going for 500k SDE businesses, and more
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Take Five #013: The 7 Biggest Mistakes When Buying a Business & more

Five takeaways we loved at Kumo this week

June 20, 2022
Take Five #013: The 7 Biggest Mistakes When Buying a Business & more
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Take Five #012: Send this blueprint of the $10 trillion dollar tsunami to a friend, and more

Five takeaways we loved at Kumo this week

June 14, 2022
Take Five #012: Send this blueprint of the $10 trillion dollar tsunami to a friend, and more
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Take Five #011: The easiest way to start making $300k a year & more

Five takeaways we loved at Kumo this week

June 6, 2022
Take Five #011: The easiest way to start making $300k a year & more
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Take Five #010: Our Beta is Live!

Five takeaways we loved at Kumo this week

June 1, 2022
Take Five #010: Our Beta is Live!
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Take Five #009: “We now know who is rich in America. And it’s not who you might have guessed.”

Five takeaways we loved at Kumo this week

June 1, 2022
Take Five #009: “We now know who is rich in America. And it’s not who you might have guessed.”
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Take Five #008: How far you can go with a partnered search (instead of going solo), and more

Five takeaways we loved at Kumo this week

June 1, 2022
Take Five #008: How far you can go with a partnered search (instead of going solo), and more
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Take Five #007: The State of the SMB Market (as of May 2022) and more

Five takeaways we loved at Kumo this week

June 1, 2022
Take Five #007: The State of the SMB Market (as of May 2022) and more
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Take Five #006: The Practical Guide to How to Make $2M in 18 Months, and more

Five takeaways we loved at Kumo this week

May 2, 2022
Take Five #006: The Practical Guide to How to Make $2M in 18 Months, and more
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Our First Booth-Kellogg Entrepreneurship through Acquisition (ETA) Conference

We got the chance to attend the 8th Annual Booth-Kellogg ETA Conference as a sponsor. We loved chatting with search enthusiasts from around the world about their process and pain points to finding businesses to acquire, own, and operate.

April 28, 2022
Our First Booth-Kellogg Entrepreneurship through Acquisition (ETA) Conference
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Take Five #005: The Maslov Hierarchy of Acquisition Needs and why recurring revenue is overrated, & more

Five takeaways we loved at Kumo this week

April 25, 2022
Take Five #005: The Maslov Hierarchy of Acquisition Needs and why recurring revenue is overrated, & more
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Take Five #004: Where self-funded searchers have an advantage over traditional search funds, and more

April 18, 2022
Take Five #004: Where self-funded searchers have an advantage over traditional search funds, and more
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Take Five #003: With 10k Baby Boomers retiring daily, there's a business opportunity there & more

Five takeaways we loved at Kumo this week

April 18, 2022
Take Five #003: With 10k Baby Boomers retiring daily, there's a business opportunity there & more
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3 Strategies to Protect your Mental Health During Your SMB / ETA Search

Three strategies that helped us keep moving forward when searching full-time, and ultimately got us to a successful acquisition

April 18, 2022
3 Strategies to Protect your Mental Health During Your SMB / ETA Search
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Not All Business Brokers are Created Equal

Four red flags to look for working with business brokers and how to find a great one

April 5, 2022
Not All Business Brokers are Created Equal
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Take Five #002: Entrepreneurship is hard, but this even harder

Five takeaways we loved at Kumo this week

April 5, 2022
Take Five #002: Entrepreneurship is hard, but this even harder
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Fortune Favors the Fast: Reflections after closing our first SaaS acquisition

Our Kumo origin story, and notes on what we learned from our first acquisition

March 28, 2022
Fortune Favors the Fast: Reflections after closing our first SaaS acquisition
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Take Five #001: The best road to a net worth of $15M+ & more

Five takeaways we loved at Kumo this week

March 28, 2022
Take Five #001: The best road to a net worth of $15M+ & more

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