Buy Then Build

Quotes from Buy Then Build

“By combining an investment in the existing revenue, infrastructure, and earnings with the drive and innovation fuelling the entrepreneur, acquisition provides a powerful recipe.”

“When you own a company, your company becomes an extension of you.”

“Acquisition entrepreneurship is truly the startup hack, or the shortest path to the desired destination. I wrote this book not because I wanted to but because I had to.”

Expert Reviews

“We’ve grown our startup’s value by over $30 million and added over a hundred accounts to cross-sell, after implementing what we learned by reading Buy Then Build. If you’re an entrepreneur and want to scale your business, this is a must read.”

~ Brian Handrigan, Cofounder and CEO, Advocado`

“Buy Then Build should have been taught in every MBA program.” 

~ Codie Sanchez, Founder of Contrarian Thinking, private equity investor, and owner of 26 businesses.

“In Buy Then Build Walker Deibel creates a framework for entrepreneurs to capitalize on the biggest transfer of wealth in human history.” 

~ Verne Harnish, Founder of Entrepreneur’s Organization (EO) and author of Scaling Up (Rockefeller Habits 2.0)

“Walker’s book is a compelling (and accessible) introduction to the increasingly popular world of Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition. A key addition to any aspiring ETA entrepreneur’s reading list.”

~ David Schonthal, Wall Street Journal Bestselling Co-Author of The Human Element, award-winning professor, and Director of Entrepreneurship Programs, Kellogg School of Management

“Walker Deibel is an acquisition genius. First, he acquired $16 million in business revenue across 7 businesses—learning, then mastering, all the tricks of the trade along the way. The best part is he clearly documents his system inside Buy Then Build. He has helped hundreds and hundreds of other entrepreneurs acquire successful businesses with his easy-to-follow method. Reading Buy Then Build is insight into an entrepreneur who has lives where few have gone.”

~ Steve Nixon, Online Entrepreneur and Investor

Who should read this book

• Aspiring and existing Entrepreneurs: Individuals who want to start a business but prefer a less risky approach than launching a startup.
• Advisors and Consultants: Professionals who advise on business acquisitions and need a thorough understanding of the acquisition process to better assist their clients.
• Investors: Those interested in business acquisitions as an investment strategy.
• MBA Students: Business students and scholars seeking practical knowledge in acquisition entrepreneurship.

Publisher’s Note

Entrepreneurs have a problem: startups. Almost all startups either fail or never truly reach a sustainable size. Despite the popularity of entrepreneurship, we haven’t engineered a better way to start. …Until now.What if you could skip the startup phase and generate profitable revenue on day one? In Buy Then Build, acquisition entrepreneur Walker Deibel shows you how to begin with a sustainable, profitable company and grow from there.

You’ll learn how to:

• Buy an existing company rather than starting from scratch.
• Use ownership as a path to financial independence.
• Spend a fraction of the time raising capital.
• Find great brokers, generate your own “deal flow,” and see new listings early.
• Uncover the best opportunities and biggest risks of any company.
• Navigate the acquisition process.
• Become a successful acquisition entrepreneur.
• And more