How to Buy a $5m Business & Hire an Operator to Run It
Episode 1 hr 33 min

How to Buy a $5m Business & Hire an Operator to Run It

From Acquiring Minds Will Smith

It CAN be done: Matthew Saskin recently acquired a big towing business, hiring an operator to run it from day 1.

Topics in Matthew Saskin’s interview:

  • Why he chose a towing company
  • Putting in an operator from day one
  • Improvements he made right away
  • Why he kept his day job (and how he manages it)
  • His COO’s compensation package
  • What is phantom equity (and how it’s different from true equity)
  • How real estate investment is different from SMB ownership
  • The landscape of the towing industry
  • Revenue streams for towing companies
  • How they recruit drivers

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