{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The SMB Deal Hunter Podcast","title":"How He Went From $60K to $80 Million Using 5 Simple Rules","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2790,"description":"Want help buying a business? https://smbdealhunter.link/pro-yt\nIn this episode, Jay breaks down why he walked away from a 25-year Wall Street career to buy a business that was already running, how he closed a $2M deal in about seven months, and what his first month as an owner actually taught him.\n◼️ Why he stopped building other people's wealth at a New York hedge fund and decided to own the whole thing himself\n◼️ How he found his business within a day of joining and beat six other buyers without hiring a lawyer to write his offer\n◼️ The add-backs he uncovered in diligence that pushed his multiple below 3x and lowered the price he paid\n◼️ How a deal that was 30% real estate cleared SBA financing and an environmental review without blowing the timeline\n◼️ What running a 40-year-old plant leasing business in 40 hours a week looks like with a 12-year manager on the day-to-day\nSubscribe to the SMB Deal Hunter newsletter (200,000+ subscribers): https://join.smbdealhunter.xyz/\nFollow Helen:\nTwitter: https://x.com/HelenGuo_\nLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/helen-guo-06674523/","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/Ip8VYvVHcoJHaY9Kig3G0657tlc8W7tE_65VKMhQgKc/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS83ZGJh/YTEwNmZhZTcyYWJk/OWU0OGM3MDM2Mzcy/MmUxNy5qcGVn.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}