Buy Then Build: How Acquisition Entrepreneurs Outsmart the Startup Game

Buy an existing company rather than starting from scratch

Walker Deibel spent 10 years acquiring companies outright, starting with less than 100,000 dollars and ultimately acquiring over 16 million in revenue, gaining access to millions along the way simply by leveraging an existing company’s track record.

He took the risk and spent the time so you don’t have to. With Buy Then Build, his mission is to “democratize the private capital markets for entrepreneurs,” so they can learn to accelerate impact, growth, and value with this unconventional approach.

Use ownership as a path to financial independence and impact

The fastest way for most people to gain autonomy and earn generational wealth is via business ownership.

However, many realize these are only side benefits with the understanding that owning a business creates a vehicle for making an impact.

Spend a fraction of the time raising capital

Why give away the most valuable thing you have and reduce your control by selling equity? Why spend years convincing angels to invest instead of focusing on your business?

Business acquisitions are based on solid economics, existing infrastructure, and historical earnings. This means bank loans are readily available and close in 2-3 months. So you can focus on building value.

Even Gary Vee started with his parents’ wine shop and YouTube, not a SaaS innovation. #BuyThenBuild

Discover how to generate your own deal flow, and see new listings early to bypass the common struggles in search

Bypass the common struggles of the search process by learning how to analyze and evaluate deals, as well as locating where the best-sellers are, and how to engage them.

“A deftly written, exceedingly thorough, and highly informative business guide.”

-Kirkus reviews

Igniting a trend

Walker’s expertise has attracted the attention of the media. He’s been featured in the Harvard Business Review, Forbes, Entrepreneur, Inc., and Fast Company, triggering one of the hottest topics in entrepreneurship.

He has spoken at multiple entrepreneurship conferences and graduate business schools including Columbia, Northwestern, and “Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition” Keynotes at Duke and MIT.

Navigate the acquisition process

The private capital markets are an opaque and fragmented process.

Buy Then Build will help you master the economics, benefits, and “how to” of entrepreneurship through acquisition. Our frameworks will help you source the right opportunities, get them funded, and get you building faster.

Verne Harnish

“In Buy Then Build Walker Deibel creates a framework for entrepreneurs to capitalize on the biggest transfer of wealth in human history.”

—Verne Harnish, Founder of Entrepreneur’s Organization (EO) and author of Scaling Up (Rockefeller Habits 2.0)

Codie Sanchez

“Buy Then Build should have been taught in every MBA program.”

—Codie Sanchez, Founder of Contrarian Thinking, private equity investor, and owner of 26 businesses.

Joe Valley

“Buy Then Build is a total game-changer. I wish all entrepreneurs would read this.”

—Joe Valley, Managing Partner, Quiet Light. Best-selling author of The EXITpreneur’s Playbook.