Episodes

The Think Like an Owner podcast seeks out conversations with small company owners and investors to learn how to acquire and run small companies, with a focus on search funds, micro private equity, and permanent capital.

Episode 232

Sara Heston – Stanford Search Fund Study 2024 – Ep.232

We discuss the latest findings from the 2024 Stanford Search Fund Study, which reviews trends from the past two years.

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Episode 231

Rick Ruback & Royce Yudkoff – Think Big, Buy Small – Ep.231

Rick and Royce are Harvard professors for entrepreneurship through acquisition and co-authors of the most popular and well-known piece of content in search, the HBR book How to Buy a Small Business.

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Episode 226

A.J. Wasserstein – Living a Happier Life – Ep. 226 [Replay]

A.J. and I talk about being a professor and how to get involved if you’d like to teach, why students do not pursue entrepreneurship through acquisition and work-life integration as CEO, a topic A.J. has written and thought very deeply about, and more

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Episode 208

[Re-Run] Richard Reese – Designing Incentives at Iron Mountain – Ep.208

My guest on this episode is Richard Reese. Richard took over as CEO of Iron Mountain, a physical records management business, in 1981. He ran the business as CEO through going public in 1996 before retiring from the role in 2013.

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Epiosode 203

[Re-Run] David Dodson – The Manager’s Handbook – Ep.203

David is an investor, former CEO, professor at Stanford, and as of July 13th, 2023, an influential author having published his first book, The Manager’s Handbook.

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Episode 191

Launch Series Ep.6: First 100 Days with Sam Krieg & Chris Hendriksen

Today is the 6th episode in our Launch Series, a partnered episode series with Pacific Lake Partners and Trilogy Search Partners on preparing for the CEO role as a search fund.

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Episode 187

Launch Series Ep.5: Legal Diligence and Structuring with Scott Alderman and Alex Temel – Ep.187

Today’s episode is the fifth in our Launch Series, in partnership with Trilogy Search Partners and Pacific Lake Partners.

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Episode 182

Launch Series Ep.4: Managing Seller Relationships with Jim Vesterman – Ep.182

Today’s conversation with Jim Vesterman focuses on seller relationships during the deal process.

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Episode 180

David Dodson – Author of The Manager’s Handbook – Ep.180

David is an investor, former CEO, professor at Stanford, and as of July 13th, 2023, an influential author having published his first book, The Manager’s Handbook.

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Episode 178

Launch Series Ep.3: Diligence and Closing with Ryan Turk and Keith Gross – Ep.178

This is our third episode in our Launch Series, this conversation focused on managing the due diligence process after a signed LOI with past guest Ryan Turk, CEO of Radiation Detection Company, and Keith Gross, Partner at Pacific Lake.

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