Reflections on a "HoldCo"

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March 20, 2022

by a searcher in San Diego, CA, USA

Hi Everyone - Just getting a feel for the searchfunder platform, so wanted to post something I stuck on my twitter, that seemed to resonate with people.
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I have one issue with the "Micro PE"/"HoldCo" conversation

SMBs are hard.

Your MBA doesn't mean jack

Driving employees to AA meetings. Firing people who really need the job. Waking up at 2AM thinking about cash flow

Eat a sh*t sandwich for 2 years, then let's talk holdco.

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Reply by a searcher
from Harvard University in Omaha, NE, USA
What are we supposed to take away from this exactly?

My MBA has more than paid for itself. Exact recalibration and transition I needed after 8 years in the military. Not to mention the people I met, got to know, and learned from. It has been a mission-essential block in my foundation.

For the rest of your comments, that has not been my experience nor anyone else I know. Not sure who you’re targeting with them.

I embraced the suck a long time ago overseas. I’ll pass on the sandwich.

I applaud anyone willing to jump in this space and do something hard. I just hope they come in with clear eyes, ambition, and lots of stubborn persistence.
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Reply by a professional
from University of Akron in Charlotte, NC, USA
Garbage in garbage out. I am surprised to see the acquisitions people make. For me, it's about acquiring the right business. Foundational businesses with a business model that operates with the least amount of friction or maximize what I like to call "Operational Viscosity". Another metric is scalability... ease to scalability. when your operations is a nightmare to run, it's much harder to scale.
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