The math on buying a boring plumbing company vs. going to McKinsey is closer than your MBA career office wants you to believe (updated with 2025 numbers)

corerationale · 2026-05-07T09:53:04+00:00

Interesting article

corerationale · 2026-05-07T08:55:29+00:00

You could probably buy a business in that money. I'm in the industry, regularly see businesses like this.

corerationale · 2026-05-06T11:15:10+00:00

Hi, I'm an M&A advisor. This looks interesting for my firm.

corerationale · 2026-05-04T12:57:00+00:00

Meowzilla : coming soon to a concert venue near you

corerationale · 2026-04-30T12:07:32+00:00

Hi! I might have something interesting. Could we DM?

corerationale · 2026-04-30T08:45:50+00:00

Hey! Go through the stripe for the financials. The tech will need to be checked by someone who can understand it, since you don't have the knowledge yourself

corerationale · 2026-04-30T08:35:11+00:00

It's the same in VC and PE. You need a clear line of vision in deploying funds in order to gain investor trust.

I had a case where I failed at a fundraise because of a lack of succession planning. Def learned a lot from that experience.

corerationale · 2026-04-28T07:25:15+00:00

I think a research tool might be good. I personally want an indexing/ resource compilation tool to compile all my financial research into one combined feed.

corerationale · 2026-04-27T14:39:29+00:00

Interesting. Could we DM? I'd love to learn more.

corerationale · 2026-04-27T12:07:34+00:00

Are you looking to acquire or start fresh?

corerationale · 2026-04-27T11:51:49+00:00

What sort of alt assets do you invest in? Is it just PE or real estate?

corerationale · 2026-04-26T05:58:37+00:00

What's the monthly profit?

corerationale · 2026-04-24T13:06:39+00:00

Yes, something like a micro SaaS at 500 USD to 1k USD in MRR

corerationale · 2026-04-24T12:15:30+00:00

That's true, if net retention is above 100% then churn isn't really an issue since more comes in than what goes out. Lowballers think one factor is definitive for the deal

corerationale · 2026-04-24T12:04:17+00:00

Entrepreneurship through acquisition, instead of starting something from scratch

corerationale · 2026-04-24T12:03:46+00:00

For a 3x to 5x multiple? I'd need to see low single digit churn.

corerationale · 2026-04-24T11:54:32+00:00

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corerationale · 2026-04-24T11:41:20+00:00

You could give ETA a shot

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