Buying a Wide Moat in a Consolidating Industry

Ania Aliev was so eager to buy her business, she worked the deal while in labor at the hospital. It's been worth it.

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Topics in Ania’s interview:

• Rushing to get a deal closed before giving birth
• Using her people skills to connect with sellers
• Searching only in the Eastern US
• Buying an AED sales and service company
• Myths about AEDs
• Figuring out the best pricing model
• Lack of competition in the industry
• Dealing with “Mom brain”
• Willingness to say “I don’t know”
• Stickiness of customers

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• Linkedin
• Life Support Systems

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Edited by Anton Rohozov
Produced by Pam Cameron