How a First-Timer Pulled Off a $52m Acquisition

19 Jun 2025 • 104 min • EN
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Register for the webinar:How to Offshore in a Blue Collar Business - July 1st - https://bit.ly/406jR5k With no PE background, Nick Huber had to learn quickly as he raised money to acquire a fast-growing offshoring agency. Topics in Nick’s interview:Origin of the Sweaty Startup guyNick’s role in Support Shepherd’s growthBackstory of the Support Shepherd dealHow Nick structured incentives to make it worthwhileWhat turned off investorsInbound leads collapsing in year 1Is building a Twitter following worth it?Big changes to the business since acquisitionThe value (or not) of distributionAnnual cost and org chart of Nick’s media teamWhy write a book References and how to contact Nick:LinkedInnick@sweatystartup.com Sweaty Startup by Nick HuberSomewhere.com Download the New CEO’s Guide to Human Resources from Aspen HR:From this page or contact mark@aspenhr.com Get a free review of your books & financial ops from System Six (a $500 value):Book a call with Tim or hello@systemsix.com and mention Acquiring Minds Learn more about Walker Deibel's done-with-you buy-side advisory:The Acquisition Lab Connect with Acquiring Minds:See past + future interviews on the YouTube channelConnect with host Will Smith on LinkedInFollow Will on Twitter Edited by Anton Rohozov Produced by Pam Cameron

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