Watching Warren: How to Build a Mini-Berkshire
Apr 15, 2024•1 hr 59 min
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Rafael Quinn shares the story & principles behind buying 3 businesses in Panama then raising $28m to buy more in the US.
Topics in Rafael's interview:
- Selling everything on Craigslist to move to Panama
- Buying his first business Panama from a billboard ad
- How to buy a business with an operator
- How he decided to build a holdco
- Self-identity as investor vs. entrepreneur
- 3-year dry spell not buying any businesses
- Being in "search mode" your whole career
- Breaking his own rule by buying a restaurant
- Why he turned his sights to the US
- How to raise $28m & structure a holdco
- Why buy a furniture retailer
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