Name: Buy Then Build
Author: Walker Deibel

About the Book

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 Buy Then Build is your guide to outsmart the startup game, live the entrepreneurial lifestyle, and reap the financial rewards of ownership now.

Praise

“One of "7 Business Books Entrepreneurs Need to Read" -FORBES”

— FORBES

“Looking back 20 years from now, acquisition entrepreneurship will be as normal as going to law school today. In the meantime, it's a huge opportunity to hop on the train before the secret gets out and Walker explains exactly how to do that”

— Taylor Pearson, bestselling author of The End of Jobs

“I first met Walker shortly after his first acquisition. I then watched as he bought and sold over a half dozen companies while other entrepreneurs were building from scratch. Walker has uniquely expanded the toolbox for entrepreneurs, and Buy Then Build clearly outlines how to get started.”

— John Ruhlin, Bestselling Author and Cofounder of GIFT*OLOGY

About Walker Deibel

Walker Deibel is an entrepreneur and investor who has cofounded three startups and acquired seven companies. He holds an MBA from the Olin School of Business at Washington University in St. Louis, where he received the Declaration of Accomplishment in Entrepreneurship award from the Skandalaris Center of Innovation and Entrepreneurship. Walker is a certified advisor and former SEC licensed stock broker. He lives in St. Louis, Missouri, with his wife and their three resourceful children. Learn more about Walker at BuyThenBuild.com.