Listen "Raise & Exit Podcast: Episode 13 Brandon Duensing"
Episode Synopsis
🎙️ Episode 13 is live! This time we sit down with Brandon Duensing, CEO of Acquire Online, to talk about scaling remote-first businesses, breaking through plateaus, and why buy-and-hold models are an overlooked path to long-term value.If you’re building a business that has grown past the early hustle and now faces the challenge of scaling, this episode is packed with lessons on how to structure for growth.What do we cover?1. Founders should be clear on their business goals — VC-style hypergrowth isn’t the only option. Buy-and-hold models can offer flexibility and long-term rewards.2. Many small businesses stall at $3–5M in revenue or $1M in EBITDA — not because of the market, but due to lack of operational structure and leadership experience.3. Founder-led sales eventually hit a ceiling. Building formal sales and operational systems is the only way to keep growth moving.Brandon also shares how Acquire Online applies a “hospitality-first” mindset to scaling, why due diligence should double as an operational playbook, and how AI can amplify — not replace — the human touch in customer experience.
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