Tiago Forte Walked Away From First Acquisition Due to Disastrous Financials
Tiago Forte · Brainstorming $1M Business Ideas with Tiago Forte · Jan 31, 2024 · at 20:16
Author Tiago Forte discusses his initial experience vetting acquisition opportunities with host Greg Isenberg.
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“In fact, I was just last week I was exploring a deal. My first one that I ever even sort of investigated and at, On the surface, it looks so good, so compelling, and then as soon as I, like, talked to the broker, signed an NDA, got the actual financials, and it was just such a disaster, and I was like, oh, this is why people get paid to, like, find good deals.”
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