The 2nd edition of The Messy Marketplace is now on pre-sale! It's all I know about the market for SMBs crammed into 180 pages. It's also half of the original price, updated with 7 more years of experience, and includes a new section on due diligence. amazon.com/Messy-Marketpl…

Second edition of The Messy Marketplace launched this morning: amazon.com/Messy-Marketpl… What's new? 1) Updated info on valuations, deal structures, and types of buyers 2) New sections on performance volatility, interest rates, due diligence, and key M&A terms 3) 50% lower price

After a year of re-working, re-design, and new sections added, the 2nd edition of The Messy Marketplace is in paperback + ebook, and on sale today! amazon.com/Messy-Marketpl… It's everything I've learned about buying and selling SMBs over the past 15 years. I hope it's helpful.

Today's Unqualified Opinion is about why you should pick up a new second edition of The Messy Marketplace by Brent Beshore (out now!)... I revealed last season in this space that Brent was getting set to update his book The Messy Marketplace, and I’d like to think that putting

Excited to be back in Columbia in a few weeks. Brent Beshore and the Permanent Equity team have built something really special that I’m grateful to be a small part of.

The speaker list for Main Street Summit is an embarrassment of riches, packed with wisdom and insight from across industries and around the world. My hope is that is blesses the SMB community. Can't wait to see you there October 8-10.

Reading Jon Tyson's newsletter a few minutes ago and this quote from Gordon McDonald struck me. This is a true elder. This is who changes lives. This is what I aspire to become.

In this great discussion between Shane Parrish and Brent Beshore, Brent clarifies the powerful distinction between being an “elder” and acting “elderly.” podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the…

When I was getting started, I would have loved to attend something like Main Street Summit. So if you're just starting your career, changing careers, starting a small business, or would benefit from a little help, reply below with your story. We'll award 10 scholarship passes.

New Main Street Summit sleds arrived

Help us spread the word on an important new role: We are hiring an Editor in Chief at Colossus. Our podcasts reach ~8m unique people a year and the scope of our ambition is growing.  We are building a platform to find and shine a light on the most interesting people and

Had quite a few people reach out and ask me what I’ve learned going from a peak weight of 252 lbs to a current weight of 199 lbs. Here’s a short summary in hopes that it helps someone out there. Note: I’m a sample size of 1, have no fancy degree in anything including exercise

This was a big effort and a fun project. It's a compendium of common terms annotated with some uncommon truth.