Balancing Risk When Buying a Business

Join Walker as he breaks down the risk-opportunity heuristic he's utilized for over 18 years when acquiring, operating, and selling companies. Addressing concerns like customer concentration, personal guarantees, and downside occurrences, Walker guides you through assessing risk and seizing growth opportunities in the small business acquisition game. Learn the secrets to balancing risk when buying a business, gaining insights that go beyond diversification to protect your investment and enhance your entrepreneurial journey.
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Timestamps:
0.23 Walker introduces today's topic
0:34 Walker introduces himself & his businesses
0:46 Safety through diversification
1:09 Great wealth through concentration
1:35 Acquiring a business = no diversification
2:05 Most common question Walker gets asked
2:18 A basic heuristic
2:56 The formula
4:27 Average occurrence of downside risk
5:12 Extreme occurrence of downside risk
6:23 The Prep Funnel
6:48 Opportunity/Upside = Growth
7:38 What is the average growth?
8:35 What is the extreme upside?
9:10 Things to point out on this heuristic
10:06 Understand what the risks are
11:42 Can I double the business?
12:21 How long will it take?
12:32 Can I get my money back in 3 to 5 years?
13.20 Focus on what you can control = The Upside
13:50 Outro
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Walker Deibel has practiced acquisition entrepreneurship since 2006, amassing $16.5 million in revenue through acquisitions. He has co-founded three startups, acquired seven companies outright, and has consulted (or participated in) over $200,000,000 in business transactions.
Walker holds an MBA from the Olin School of Business at Washington University in St. Louis, where he was awarded the Declaration of Accomplishment in Entrepreneurship.
He is a Certified M&A Advisor, Certified M&A Professional, M&A Master Intermediary, Certified Exit Planning Advisor, and former SEC-licensed stockbroker. He was awarded the Platinum Award from M&A Source and Thought Leader of the Year by The Alliance of M&A Advisors and Axial.com. Forbes, Entrepreneur, Fast Company, Inc, and the Harvard Business Review have featured his work.
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