Is Home Services Still a Good Bet?

This week I was joined by Collin Hathaway, the Founder of Skylight Capital, a micro-cap private equity firm that invests primarily within the home services ecosystem. Collin got his start as an entrepreneur after acquiring a small plumbing company at the outset of the great financial crisis in###-###-#### Since then, he has acquired and operated several other home services companies within the plumbing, HVAC, and roofing verticals, to name just a few. In our conversation today, we cover how the home services market has evolved since he first entered it in 2008, why he primarily pursues organic growth and eschews the typical consolidation thesis, whether the market is too competitive today, what he’s learned about the art (and science) of raising money, how he communicates bad news to investors, and what he learned from experiencing a heart attack at only 36 years old. Please enjoy! https://mineolasearchpartners.com/2025/06/19/is-home-services-still-a-good-bet-a-veteran-operators-take-on-a-saturated-market/