Acquiring Minds
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Episode 255
Season 1
Buying a Bankrupt 117-Year-Old Manufacturer
Despite having no experience in manufacturing, Jens Grudno jumped when he heard about a failing straight-razor business.
Topics in Jens’s interview:
- Buying a bankrupt razor manufacturer
- Embracing risk in German business culture
- Cleaning out and moving a 116-year old business
- Another company poaching their clients
- Pitfalls to avoid when buying a business
- Developing a new, innovative product
- Operating a company six hours from home
- Comparing start-ups to acquisition
- Value of going where there's less competition
- The craft of manufacturing
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