Boring Businesses

Sieva Kozinsky
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Boring Businesses

Sieva Kozinsky gets under the hood with boring businesses. Learn lessons directly from Sieva's friends, and entrepreneurs who have started and built multi-million dollar businesses in non-sexy industries.

  1. 2D AGO

    Buying Schools & Building Software Companies - Entrepreneur & VC Esteban Reyes

    Esteban Reyes talks with me about how he's built and sold 3 companies, and how he invests in other startups through his VC fund. His first business was a software company that helped banks identify fraud. He eventually signed over 400 banks as clients and sold the business - and he didn't even know what venture capital was when he started the business. 0:54 Becoming an Operator & Investor 4:31 Esteban's risk profile when investing 9:32 Going into a new industry (buying schools) 21:28 Eco...

    49 min

  2. MAR 7

    He Bought 9 Companies (How to Start a Holding Company) - Rafael Quinn

    Rafael Quinn is the co-founder of Alternative Holdings, a holding company with 9 portfolio companies in a variety of industries. In this interview, Rafael explains how he started a holdco by accident nearly 15 years ago. Rafael and his partner started by just buying one company, but soon found more attractive opportunities. 0:29 How he accidentally started a holding company 6:24 The first acquisition 9:25 Why not focus on one industry? 15:21 Structure of his HoldCo & how they get capital...

    1h 5m

  3. FEB 28

    How to Buy and Manage Hundreds of Millions in Real Estate - Moses Kagan

    Today I speak with Moses Kagan, a real estate investor and operator in Los Angeles. Moses goes over some specific real estate deals he's done, including how he got started with a rundown, half-renovated apartment building in east Los Angeles. Moses manages hundreds of millions in real estate and has the battle scars to prove it. 0:00 Introductions 0:55 His first deal 12:35 How to find tenants 16:40 Quitting his job 27:20 Math on new acquisitions 30:20 Seeding new real estate operator 35:30 ...

    1h 24m

  4. 12/18/2024

    He Buys Media Businesses - Learn From His $60 Million Strategy - Craig Fuller

    In this interview I chat with logistics entrepreneur Craig Fuller, who owns a data company and dozens of media properties related to logistics and transportation. Over the last few years, he's acquired a portfolio of print magazine publications, including Flying Magazine. But his business model isn't just selling ads; its capturing an interested audience and selling them what they really want directly. One of those things is a fly-in/fly-out community in Tennessee with a runway, resort, sever...

    1h 1m

  5. 11/27/2024

    Building a $200 Million E-Commerce Business - Mike Beckham

    Mike Beckham built Simple Modern into a $200 million/year e-commerce brand. I chat with him about how he got started, another business ventures he had (including talking his brother out of buying $1 million of Bitcoin in 2012). Mike teaches entrepreneurship and business to students and others, so watch this entire episode if you want to start a business. Mike will show you the way! 0:00 Intro 5:17 How did Mike become an entrepreneur? 9:10 Mike's entrepreneurship lessons 18:22 Entrepreneuria...

    1h 8m

  6. 11/20/2024

    From Homeless To Owner Of 20+ Businesses - Khai Nguyen

    In today’s episode Boring Businesses, I’m joined by Khai Nguyen, Founder of Powers Gymnastics, the largest multi-vertical acquisition firm in U.S. youth sports, and investor in several companies like OpenSea, Kraken Digital Asset Exchange, and Ignite Tournaments. Khai shares insights from his journey from working on Wall Street to buying and operating 20+ businesses, his approach to building rapport with business owners, and how he built an empire of gymnastics studios across the United Stat...

    45 min

  7. 11/13/2024

    He Sold His Business for $250 Million - Ankur Nagpal

    Ankur Nagpal sold his business, Teachable, for $250 million. Now, he's focused on making people aware of tax optimization strategies (inspired by what he wish he know when starting his business). I asked Ankur how he knew when to sell his business, how the process went, and for some tips on lowering tax bills when selling a business. 0:00 Intro 0:57 How Ankur sold Teachable 9:57 Structure of the Deal 11:40 Why he raised VC money 14:45 How he went from retired to running his next busin...

    46 min

  8. 11/06/2024

    He Sold His Business for $65 Million - And Bought It Back for $5 Million

    David Rodnitzky sold his agency for $65 million - and then bought it back for $5 million. And then he sold it again for way more than $65 million. Listen to this fascinating conversation about how to scale a marketing agency, how much you can sell your agency for, and what his margins are. 0:00 Intro 3:20 How David sold and re-bought his agency 11:05 How much can you sell an agency for? 13:50 Fire yourself from jobs before you sell 18:03 Raising his prices from $5k to $25k per m...

    38 min
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    Sieva Kozinsky gets under the hood with boring businesses. Learn lessons directly from Sieva's friends, and entrepreneurs who have started and built multi-million dollar businesses in non-sexy industries.

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    • Creator
      Sieva Kozinsky
    • Years Active
      2024 - 2025
    • Episodes
      31
    • Rating
      Clean
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      © 2025 Boring Businesses
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