S.O.S.: Lessons from the Zombie Apocalypse (Story of a failed acquisition)

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by a professional from Franciscan University of Steubenville
in Denver, CO, USA

5yrs ago

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S.O.S.: Lessons from the Zombie Apocalypse (Story of a failed acquisition)

· https://fetchstrategies.com/product/dvc7/

I am a former searcher that acquired a $10MM revenue service company and had to wind down the company after 2 years.Searchfunder has invited me to share my story on February 9th at 12:00 PM Mountain time.

For a preview of the story, Here is a LinkedIn article that I wrote about the experience:

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reply by a professional 4yrs ago
from University of Southern California in North Palm Beach, FL, USA

Buyer competition forces some acquirers to make fatal concessions when negotiating with sellers.
• That's why so many people buy the right businesses the wrong ways.
• Or, they have to settle for what other searchers don't want.

reply by an admin 4yrs ago
from Stanford University in Honolulu, HI, USA

We held this session a year ago. Many thanks to John for sharing his story. No one wants the Zombie Apocalypse to happen to them, but it's best to be prepared emotionally, spiritually and mentally for it.