It's time for a happy hour #smb post thanks to a question from James Murray! James asked about examples of good and bad buyer theses. Here's how I think about it:

Starting in 20 Minutes here @live!

Rescheduled! International SMB Acquisitions: LATAM and Asia x.com/i/broadcasts/1…

Rescheduled! International SMB Acquisitions: LATAM and Asia x.com/i/broadcasts/1…

Happy Monday #smbtwit! As I mentioned in our @privatemarket Insights episode on Thursday, we have part 2 of our International M&A series coming 5/2 at 3:00 CT. I'll be interviewing top M&A advisor Scott Duke and searcher/triathlete Jessica Cullen about search in #Canada 🇨🇦

And make sure to check out our prior episode with Tristan Steele Maher from last week. Everywhere you get podcasts including: YouTube: youtube.com/watch?v=7cwcYd… Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/0VBgla…

We've got a new Private Market Labs Insights episode coming your way on Thursday (3:00 CT), but for this afternoon, I'm sharing some key teachings from another recent guest: author, technologist, and fellow The LBJ School alum Brad Englert Advisory! A thread of some top wisdom on leadership:

Today's #smb #acquisitions thread is about how to add personalization to your outreach strategies, helping you get noticed (in the right way) by brokers and sellers. Experienced buyers, anything else you're doing to stand out?

We're only 3 hours away from our Live podcast episode about #smb #acqusitions in #Canada. Make sure to check out the stream @live here and on Josh Levine's feed. See you at 3:00 and bring questions!

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Our most recent @privatemarket Insights episode with Scott Duke and Jessica Cullen is now up on @youtube and @spotify for those of you who missed it live! We'll be back again next week, so make sure to check back! youtu.be/osWOW712MX4 podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/priva…

New podcast alert!! Our next episode of Private Market Labs Insights is coming your way this Thursday @live, 3:00 CT. We'll be talking about pricing strategies for SMBs. Our guest is Mark Stiving, renowned pricing expert, who will share insights around pricing for new SMB owners!

I've recently had the opportunity to conduct check in calls with some super smart people in the #smb space. Will share some of the key topics we've been discussing over the next couple of weeks. For instance, here are some thoughts on achieving searcher-thesis fit 🤔✍️:

Had an awesome time recording a podcast with Jared W. Johnson earlier this afternoon. Everyone should check it out - "Before You Buy or Sell a Business" Make sure to check out our next episode of Private Market Labs Insights on Thursday as well! We'll be talking about SMB pricing!

Tomorrow's episode is going to be an excellent one - don't miss it!

SMB Pricing Strategies x.com/i/broadcasts/1…

We were thrilled to have you Brad! Private Market Labs

Congrats to LBJ alumnus Josh Levine (MPAff '12) for being featured in the 2024 Austin Under 40 Awards!🌟 Josh initially embarked on a career in finance, only to swiftly discover it wasn't his calling. Now, Josh is the co-founder & CEO of the growing tech company, Private Market Labs.

Had an awesome time chatting #smb with Jared W. Johnson - check out his latest episode of Before You Buy or Sell a Business!

An insight about #entrepreneurship and #smb crystalized for me while listening to my favorite basketball podcast (The Lowe Post)🏀 The TLDR is that people overvalue forecasts and transactions and undervalue the work needed to deliver true outcomes. Stay with me here 🧵👇: