David C Barnett Small Business & Deal Making

Andrew Stotz was kind enough to have me on his show to talk about some of the ideas in my book; 21 Stupid Things People Do When Trying to Buy a Business. Here are his original show notes: -------------------------------------------------- Quick take BIO: David Barnett is the author of 21 Stupid Things People Do When Trying To Buy a Business. Presently he works as a private transaction advisor with people buying or selling a business. STORY: We get a preview of his book as he takes us through the top 5 stupid mistakes people make when buying a business. LEARNING: David shares a host of lessons for people trying to buy a business. “If something looks like a really good deal and you don’t know about that industry, ask yourself why isn’t somebody else in this industry picking up this company.” David Barnett Guest profile David Barnett loves to say that it took him 10 years to un-learn what he was taught in business school. University had trained him to be a middle manager in big enterprises, and he