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Acquisition Versus Working For Someone Else

2024/7/8
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Think Big, Buy Small
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Ari Santos：在军队服役后，Ari希望从事有领导力管理成分的创业工作，但他对科技创业公司有所犹豫，更倾向于能让他'动手'的蓝领行业，并希望有较大的自主权来平衡家庭和事业。他需要权衡自筹资金和寻求外部投资的利弊，这与他的家庭情况和对公司类型的偏好有关。他认为风险是可控的，并对自身解决问题的能力充满信心。 Alan Newman：Alan选择西点军校是因为其注重品格培养，并重视未来职业道路中人际关系的重要性。他寻求对工作地点、时间和内容的掌控，这与创业的灵活性相符。他选择自筹资金进行搜索，这使得他能够更好地控制地理位置和公司发展速度，并希望在更长的时间内运营小型企业。他认为风险是相对的，并对自身解决问题的能力充满信心，同时重视与妻子的关系。 Royce Yudkoff 和 Rick Rubeck：两位主持人认为，选择收购现有公司还是走传统职业道路是一个艰难的决定，核心在于对自身能力和找到合适公司的信心。他们认为Ari和Alan都适合选择收购现有公司，并对他们清晰的思考过程和对风险的评估表示赞赏。他们也指出了搜索过程中需要考虑的因素，例如复发性收入、客户集中度和利润率，以及如何平衡个人需求和投资者的期望。

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Ari Santos and Alan Newman, recent Harvard Business School graduates, discuss their choices between buying a small business or pursuing traditional career paths.

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Ari Santos and Allan Newman, about to graduate from business school, reflect on the choice between buying their own business or working for someone else. Though there are parallels between their paths, including service in the US Army, these similarities make their differences all the more interesting. From considerations of leadership, risk, and career aspirations to thoughts on location, industry, and funding options, listeners gain insights into the decision of taking a job versus embarking on the journey to find and acquire a small business to run as CEO.