Getting Unstuck by Buying a Business

April 11, 2024
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hristian Bateson was miserable.

Peeling himself out of bed at 3:30 every morning to sleepwalk to his desk at a toxic firm.

He was under-slept. Over-boozed. Dying inside.

In Christian's words:

"That was like the darkest hour of my life, where I just couldn't see a way out of it. And I remember thinking, I'm 40, if I could just grind for like another 20 years, just put my head down and grind, then I can retire."

Well, today Christian is almost 5 years into ownership of a business he bought, a construction cleaning company. They clean up the site when a construction project finishes.

It did almost $4m last year.

It's projected to almost double to $7.5m this year.

And most importantly, Christian has rediscovered himself.

Optimism, fulfillment, autonomy. His life makes sense again.

Now, regular listeners of Acquiring Minds know that we try to feature a balance of stories here, including the dark ones, the fetal position moments. We don't oversell the dream.

But not today.

Christian's story is an unqualified, full-throated celebration of our path. Of entrepreneurship through acquisition.

Enjoy.

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Getting Unstuck by Buying a Business

The construction services business Christian Bateson bought will do $7.5m in 2024. It also rescued him from the depths.

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hristian Bateson was miserable.

Peeling himself out of bed at 3:30 every morning to sleepwalk to his desk at a toxic firm.

He was under-slept. Over-boozed. Dying inside.

In Christian's words:

"That was like the darkest hour of my life, where I just couldn't see a way out of it. And I remember thinking, I'm 40, if I could just grind for like another 20 years, just put my head down and grind, then I can retire."

Well, today Christian is almost 5 years into ownership of a business he bought, a construction cleaning company. They clean up the site when a construction project finishes.

It did almost $4m last year.

It's projected to almost double to $7.5m this year.

And most importantly, Christian has rediscovered himself.

Optimism, fulfillment, autonomy. His life makes sense again.

Now, regular listeners of Acquiring Minds know that we try to feature a balance of stories here, including the dark ones, the fetal position moments. We don't oversell the dream.

But not today.

Christian's story is an unqualified, full-throated celebration of our path. Of entrepreneurship through acquisition.

Enjoy.

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Christian Bateson
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Product Designer

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