Buy Then Build

How Acquisition Entrepreneurs Outsmart the Startup Game

By: Walker Deibel

Narrated by: Roger Wayne

Entrepreneurs have a problem: startups. Almost all startups either fail or never truly reach a sustainable size. Despite the popularity of entrepreneurship, we haven't engineered a better way to start...until now. What if you could skip the startup phase and generate profitable revenue on day one? In Buy Then Build, acquisition entrepreneur Walker Deibel shows you how to begin with a sustainable, profitable company and grow from there.

You'll learn how to: buy an existing company rather than starting from scratch; use ownership as a path to financial independence; spend a fraction of the time raising capital; find great brokers, generate your own "deal flow", and see new listings early; uncover the best opportunities and biggest risks of any company; navigate the acquisition process; become a successful acquisition entrepreneur; and more.

Buy Then Build is your guide to outsmart the startup game, live the entrepreneurial lifestyle, and reap the financial rewards of ownership now.

©2018 Walker Deibel (P)2019 Tantor

Great resource BUT...

This is an excellent excellent resource for a US citizen living in the states with good credit and with around USD 50-150 k available to invest.

the book teaches you how to leverage SBA loans to buy income generating businesses using leverage and to this end is an excellent resource.

HOWEVER, if you are not American or have bad credit (i.e you can't access SBA finance) then the strategy employed and taught in this book may not work for you.

That said it's still an incredible read and worth it if only to get the concept in theory.. I'm American but ive lived outside the states almost my entire adult life so I don't have a US credit score making it hard for me to employ the strategy outlined in the book. That said it was a great mind opener and I'm so glad I listened to it.

why bother starting a business

great insight into how to buy a business and makes the process seem doable

great book

This is a good that gives the blue print on becoming an acquisition entrepreneur

Concrete steps to finally pull the trigger

I have explored and dabbled in entrepreneurship as a side hustle during my entire adulthood but never took the big risk. This book gave me clarity and confidence that I can put together a plan to pursue having my own business earning a solid income from day 1.

Even for foreigners very valuable when living in other countries

Clear experience with little filling, loved the book coming from a mature business experience.

Very detail from how to start and how to go thru the whole process. Great recommendations for every step of the way.

Awesome walk through

Awesome walk through of the process to equip you to buy your own biz soon

Everything you need to know!

Wow the detail in every chapter on how to do everything is right in this book!

Well thought out

Practical, well executed and informative. The author shows expertise and lays out the information well.

Great step by step book on ETA.

Awesome book that will help you understand entrepreneurship through acquisition. I especially enjoyed the focus on introspection and buying the business that is right for you.

Concise, yet thorough. Well structured and presented.

This book makes business acquisition information very accessible and understandable. Even for those who have zero knowledge on the matter.