{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Bootstrapped","title":"#126: Why Dave Rodenbaugh acquired an existing business instead of starting from scratch","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/20bd347f\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2100,"description":"When Dave Rodenbaugh wanted to run a software business, he decided to buy an existing one. He tells me why he did this, how he chose the business, and what he did right and wrong along the way.\nHe also shares - painfully - his embarrassing $50K mistake.\nDave runs Recapture and is co-host of the Rogue Startups podcast.\nThanks to EmailToolTester who sponsored this episode.  Find which email newsletter service actually reaches your customers with EmailToolTester's deliverability report.\nDiscuss this episode and more on our discussion forum for Bootstrappers.\n ","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/5DFg2dx7MxgKVagx-PFHCNvbifAgSYXThBdqsKKJuzc/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9hZjg0/MDE3MTEwZDRmOGE2/NjBjMDRmNTExOWRl/MzBiNi5qcGVn.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}