(Part 3) Top products from r/fatFIRE
We found 8 product mentions on r/fatFIRE. We ranked the 45 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the products ranked 41-60. You can also go back to the previous section.
41. Buy Then Build: How Acquisition Entrepreneurs Outsmart the Startup Game
Sentiment score: 1
Number of reviews: 1
Show Reddit reviews42. Finish Big: How Great Entrepreneurs Exit Their Companies on Top
Sentiment score: 1
Number of reviews: 1
Show Reddit reviews43. Doing Good Better: How Effective Altruism Can Help You Help Others, Do Work that Matters, and Make Smarter Choices about Giving Back
Sentiment score: 0
Number of reviews: 1
Avery Publishing Group
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Like creating a successful business, it's not so much about following a "do these 5 things" article. It's more about solving hard problems that take time, discipline, and thoughtfulness.
I recently read an outstanding book that I can't recommend enough. It focuses on this very topic. It's called "Finish Big". Here's a link to it on amazon.
In short, the author's general philosophy is to create a healthier, better running business for yourself, because that will ultimately increase the value of the business in the eyes of a purchaser. Namely:
Read this book. You will thank yourself and it'll receive a permanent place on the bookshelf!
Do you or your spouse have the option of being paid as a contractor? If so, that suddenly allows you to expense many things such as a work vehicle, home office, meals, etc. You can find other threads on here discussing this.
As others have said, you might also interview other potential accountants. I didn’t realize how much variation there could be until I finally found a good one, and now it’s like night and day. I’d recommend reading What Your CPA Isn’t Telling You by Mark Kohler. It definitely opened my eyes to things I didn’t know were possible and gave me lots of good questions to ask when interviewing accountants.
As far as reputation goes, Quiet Light is at or near the top. I sold through them and it all worked out very well (apart from the buyer taking his sweet time to arrange financing).
The FBA Broker is wonderful to work with. FE International and Empire Flippers are also both legends in the space but I’ve not worked directly with them.
Website Closers does not have the best reputation.
But if you’re new to the game, do yourself a favor and get calibrated by reading this: Buy Then Build: How Acquisition Entrepreneurs Outsmart the Startup Game https://www.amazon.com/dp/1544501137/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_z1fODbQN3Q40H
Ah yeah, here it is
The Aspirational Investor