Alright SMB dads of Twitter let’s hear your best advice for a new dad. How do you keep all the plates spinning?! Wife is expecting on March

Acquisition update: Bought $40,000 of monthly maintenance contracts from 2 separate guys retiring for $80k total. Half down, half paid over a year. Firm believer that when it’s only your money in play you must be scrappy and watch your debt service

Thinking about starting a plumbing business, have access to a ~$500k purchase order a year through a close family friend. What do I need to know? Also Am I insane?

Shoutout to Shaugn. Very cool to see things come full circle. From watching Acquiring minds to buying a business and finally becoming a guest. Shaugn Lindley youtube.com/watch?v=3Gz3KE…

You aren't owed shit and no one is coming to save you. Have some agency, work your ass off, and be decent to those around you. You can carve out a very nice life.

Do big corporations know how bad their mass emails are? It’s fascinating how out of touch and bland they are. At least use some humor, wit or originality to try and capitalize on that email list

Looking to interview for a new SBA banker for my landscape roll up. Any recommendations?

The secret of owning a business is that everyone is making it up every day, fucking up, doing it better, over and over and over. Every rule, guideline, structure at a company was created and implemented from a mistake. The work is never finished

Had a LDS kid knock on my door and try to sell me pest control at 7 pm. Doubled down and didn’t take no for an answer. Will be offering him a job tomorrow

Every IRS letter I get makes me sick. Then I open it and all it says is that we changed addresses. Day is made

SMB is an endurance game of endless papercuts, back stabs and threats on all sides. The banks, customers, and employees are only with you when it’s convenient. Don’t fool yourself, you are very alone. Anyone who says otherwise hasnt been doing it long enough

The smile my 3 month old son gives me in the morning when he wakes up is better than anything on this earth.

You give up something inside of yourself every time you fire someone. It’s gut wrenching to watch a grown man cry and plead with you. I’d much prefer a punch in the face. People who chirp from the sidelines will never understand this

“Begin with an end in mind”

Cleaning up the house before the cleaning lady comes… the great mystery of our time.

Over the last two years I have completely shifted my focus for acquisitions. I’ve seen the quality of listings diminish, buyers increase, interest in landscape explode. What makes me different? I don’t have a huge bankroll but I’m also not in a rush. All of my energy has been to

A lot of talk on here arguing about “inherited wealth”. What people don’t understand is the most valuable thing successful parents pass to their kids is knowledge, habits and patterns of behavior. And that can’t be taxed. “The fool and his money will soon be parted”….inherited

The immigration issue is and will continue to be a lot of sizzle and no steak. The reason is both the left and the right don’t actually want a solution. The left wants the votes, the right wants the cheap labor. Both sides have too much to lose by the problem getting solved.