Welcome to The Business Buying Academy with Sieva Kozinsky. Here's what we have in store for you today: The sexiest venture investment of the 80s: Office supplies Don't make this business buying mistake If you want to buy a business, we'll each you 🔑 Turning $4 million into a billion-dollar company "It's like a supermarket - but for office supplies!" If a VC heard a pitch like that today, they're throw the founder out of their office immediately. But back in the 1980s, this was the start of a...
7 days ago • 4 min read
Welcome to The Business Buying Academy with Sieva Kozinsky. Here's what we have in store for you today: Buying a small business is chaos. Here's how to navigate it Off-market childcare & early learning center Making millions by cleaning up crime scenes 🔑 There are 350,000+ businesses waiting for you There are over 350,000 businesses in the United States with $5m to $100m in annual revenue. No, there isn't "too much competition" for you to find one good business to buy. I love this chart,...
14 days ago • 4 min read
Welcome to The Business Buying Academy with Sieva Kozinsky. Here's what we have in store for you today: Why does a $2 billion company sell for $103 million? Don't make this business buying mistake How to invest $1.5 billion in hotels 🔑 What happens when VC-backed startups fail to take off? You can probably name a dozen companies that took on venture funding and hit astronomical growth rates. Facebook. Uber. Google. DoorDash. Airbnb. Stripe. Early investors saw their initial capital multiple...
21 days ago • 3 min read
Welcome to The Business Buying Academy with Sieva Kozinsky. Here's what we have in store for you today: They spent $4 billion - and then the industry collapsed Don't always be an optimist My friend bought 100+ auto shops (here's how) 🔑 They made a huge acquisition - and then the industry collapsed I love studying old deals. It helps me understand what makes a business acquisition successful (or a total flop). In many cases, luck plays a huge role. This is one of those cases. In 2006, Vulcan...
28 days ago • 4 min read
Welcome to The Business Buying Academy with Sieva Kozinsky. Here's what we have in store for you today: Why he bought 9 businesses Don't buy a company without doing this I got some free advice on how to run hotels 🔑 "Why start a holding company?" I get this question all the time. I was chatting with my friend Rafael, who runs a holding company with 9 businesses. Years ago, Rafael and his business partner were choosing between starting a: Vertical holding company (owning several businesses in...
about 1 month ago • 3 min read
Welcome to The Business Buying Academy with Sieva Kozinsky. Here's what we have in store for you today: Questions to ask before buying a business A 133-year old business you should check out How he bought a business and tripled it 🔑 Everything to ask before buying a business Let me tell you a little secret about due diligence: Due diligence won't tell you everything about the business you're about to buy. You can find out about 50% of what you need to know. And you'll find out that other 50%...
about 1 month ago • 4 min read
Welcome to The Business Buying Academy with Sieva Kozinsky. Here's what we have in store for you today: Buy a business no one else wants Don't make this business buying mistake How a non-accountant bought an accounting firm 🔑 Buying businesses nobody wants I want to tell you the story of a friend who's buying businesses. He's not just your regular popular acquisition businesses. In fact, he's doing the opposite. He's finding businesses nobody else wants.... Last year, I chatted with my friend...
about 2 months ago • 4 min read
Welcome to The Business Buying Academy with Sieva Kozinsky. Here's what we have in store for you today: Market your business with me My friend overpaid for a business Watch these videos if you want to buy 9 companies Market your business to Sieva's Business Business Academy audience We began testing with our first advertisers this year, and it turns out this community is incredibly engaged. With 70,000 operators, investors, and "acquisition curious" reading this letter each week, we were able...
about 2 months ago • 4 min read
Welcome to The Business Buying Academy with Sieva Kozinsky. Here's what we have in store for you today: A $900 acquisition is now a $5 billion empire Don't make this mistake A masterclass on buying businesses 🔑 Why buying a small business is a wealth hack One of my favorite stories about buying businesses: My friend paid $100k down to buy a business a few years ago. He pulled out $300k in the first 3 months alone. Of course, this isn't the norm. But it's also not unique. I know dozens of...
2 months ago • 3 min read