{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The SMB Deal Hunter Podcast","title":"He Left Apple to Buy a $1.3M Tech Repair Business","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/bc50a29c\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2498,"description":"Want help buying a business? https://smbdealhunter.link/pro-yt\nSubscribe to the SMB Deal Hunter newsletter (265,000+ subscribers): https://join.smbdealhunter.xyz/\nIn this episode, Ben breaks down how he left Apple after 13 years to buy 3 tech repair stores in Silicon Valley, how his 401k covered the 10% down payment, and what his first 45 days as an owner actually looked like.\n◼️ The below-asking offer the seller turned down, and how it came back months later\n◼️ Why the loan he owes the seller shrinks every hour his team works for customers who prepaid the last owner\n◼️ How a neighborhood repair business runs gross margins above 70%\n◼️ The client CEO who pushed to cut their IT contract before Ben even closed, and what he did about it\n◼️ Why the last owner ran it from LA, and why Ben makes a 70-mile commute to be in the stores almost every day\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}