• Holdco Origin Story: The Bumpy Road to $3m EBITDA

  • May 9 2024
  • Length: 1 hr and 42 mins
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Holdco Origin Story: The Bumpy Road to $3m EBITDA

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  • Summary

  • 4 acquisitions, 3 years after the first deal, and 2 dishonest sellers before Chandra Rao went full-time in his holdco.

    Topics in Chandra’s interview:

    • Learning from due diligence mistakes
    • Losing $300k in the first year
    • Challenges with payment terms and working capital
    • True value of a seller note
    • One of his partners embezzled from the companyFppp
    • Choosing a conventional loan over SBA
    • The electrical contracting and fiber optic cabling businesses
    • 6x growth in 4 years
    • Juggling a roll-up and a W-2
    • A seller who committed fraud

    References and how to contact Guest:

    • LinkedIn
    • chandra@millermn.com
    • Miller Utilities

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    Work with an SBA broker who focuses exclusively on helping entrepreneurs buy businesses:

    • Matthias Smith of Pioneer Capital Advisory

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