Navigating Failure: Buying a $4m Business that Collapses

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April 03, 2023

by a searcher from Brown University in San Francisco, CA, USA

Today's episode of Acquiring Minds is an interview with a member of this community, redacted‌.

John shares his traumatic journey of going all-in to buy a hail-repair business, then having to shut it down.

I'm finding there is a ton of interest in ETA stories that don't end well, and the lessons learned.

John's story is that in spades, and I encourage you to reach out to him to, if nothing else, thank him for his vulnerability.

Most people who go through something like this wouldn't be willing to talk about it publicly.

John is turning his own painful experience into service to others, that they might avoid or survive similar situations.

Here he is:



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from The University of Chicago in Chicago, IL, USA
Thanks ^redacted‌ for producing this and ^redacted‌ for sharing your incredible story.

I find Acquiring Mind to be by far the best podcast for self-funded searchers.
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from Northwestern University in San Rafael, CA, USA
^redacted‌, thanks so much for your candor regarding your journey. Your response to these adverse conditions was at every turn inspiring, as is your desire to serve. Sounds like God was refining you in the fire and his work was not wasted.
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