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4th Time's the Charm: 3 Broken Deals to Buy a Great Business

4th Time's the Charm: 3 Broken Deals to Buy a Great Business

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Bryan Houck was fatigued of his search and broken deal costs when he finally closed on an award-winning creative agency.

Topics in Bryan’s interview:

  • Losing everything in a startup at 41
  • Discovering his personal talents
  • Using a buy-side advisor
  • Ups and downs of search
  • Importance of meeting the owner
  • Buying an in-person creative agency
  • The “Superbowl winning” team at Extra Credit Projects
  • Talking to clients about price
  • Buying a business at 58
  • The “Stoopid Framework” he invented

References and how to contact Bryan:

  • LinkedIn
  • Extra Credit Projects
  • The E-Myth Revisited by Michael Gerber

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Edited by Anton Rohozov
Produced by Pam Cameron
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