• Watching Warren: How to Build a Mini-Berkshire

  • Apr 15 2024
  • Length: 1 hr and 59 mins
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Watching Warren: How to Build a Mini-Berkshire

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    Rafael Quinn shares the story & principles behind buying 3 businesses in Panama then raising $28m to buy more in the US.

    Topics in Rafael's interview:

    • Selling everything on Craigslist to move to Panama
    • Buying his first business Panama from a billboard ad
    • How to buy a business with an operator
    • How he decided to build a holdco
    • Self-identity as investor vs. entrepreneur
    • 3-year dry spell not buying any businesses
    • Being in "search mode" your whole career
    • Breaking his own rule by buying a restaurant
    • Why he turned his sights to the US
    • How to raise $28m & structure a holdco
    • Why buy a furniture retailer

    References and how to contact Guest:

    • Twitter
    • LinkedIn
    • Athens Pizza
    • Hickory Park
    • Alternative Holdings

    Get a complementary pre-acquisition HR & PEO review for your target business:

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    Connect with Acquiring Minds:

    • See past + future interviews on the YouTube channel
    • Connect with host Will Smith on LinkedIn
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