Speaker/author on failed acquisition and acquiring too soon

March 06, 2025
by a searcher from The University of Chicago - Booth School of Business in Chicago, IL, USA
Hoping someone here can identify the name of a speaker I listened to recently on LinkedIn.... I was in the midst of listening to the interview of the mystery guy and then BAM, got a call and LinkedIn scrolled me onto the latest newsfeed and the video was lost. Shame on me for watching via LinkedIn and not just YouTube. I didn't pay attention to anything besides that it was posted on YouTube 3 weeks ago and the content. I can tell you all the details (the content was excellent).....which is why I'm asking on here in hopes someone may know.
Here are the clues:
1) Speaker was a younger man (30s-40s), married, ex military and recent MBA grad, ex Microsoft, HP
2) He acquired a landscaping company and then shortly after made another acquisition that failed
3) He was promoting a book he wrote about his failed acquisition and the host was some type of professor
4) He was self-funded, deal was seller financed (2/3) and he invested 1/3, both deals were structured the same
Thanks in advance!!!
in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
Here is the video that you were looking for I believe.
from Northwestern University in Chicago, IL, USA