Yo, It's Adithya MS Here. I’m Addicted to Solving Unique Problems that Produce Highest Leveraged Outputs
Acquisitions, Deal making, Strategic Partnerships and Never-Ending Learning
Purpose (why?):
My purpose is to become the best version of myself and help as many people as possible through my journey.Vision (what?):
To build a holding company that invests/acquires purpose-driven companies and helps them dominate their industry while having Fun.
The Best Version of You = Purpose x Values x Strengths x Courage x Control x Hard Work
My Journey 🚀
July 4 2017 (17 yrs Old):
Made by first dollar selling a Pdf for $1.
I copied an entire affiliate sales page into Google Docs. I created a fake profile 😂 and spammed a few Facebook groups. Finally, I sold access to the Google Docs for $1 .
Late 2018 - 2019 (19yrs Old):
Started an Ecommerce agency called Ecomrules (Building shopify stores). I'm pretty sure you can still find it’s social media accounts haha.
I used to send 30-50 messages per day until facebook stopped me from sending messages for that day.I made $50 with the 1st Client, $100 with the 2nd, $350 with the 3rd. Then I found a guy to build it for $50 and I started charging $350 per store built.
Late 2019 - Late 2020 (20 years Old):
I started a Coaching business. Helping Coaches and Consultants scale.
Mistake:
Onboarding unqualified customers.Results:
No significant case-studies from the customers because of that. However when I personally implemented the same system for some of my clients, I scaled it to $10k & $15k in a day . I Finally closed the business in Dec 2020.Lesson Learned:
The Quality of your Product = The Quality of your Customers.
2021 - May 2022 (21 years old) :
Figuring stuff out. One of the worst time in my life.
I didn’t sell anything that year expect for 1 coaching client (Just for the cashflow to pay bills) as I didn't want to get stuck in the same loop and build something that’s not going to help me in the long-term game.I Said No to multiple offers and referred them to others(Some of those offers were 3x - 5x times what i used to normally charge).
Mistake:_ I didn’t burn the boats completely and I was going back and forth with starting an agency and starting a coaching business. But finally, I put a big full stop to focus on my next move.Result: Finally, after 5 whole years I found the thing that I was born to do. (Something that compliments my strengths and weaknesses.)Lesson Learned: Next time when you plan on moving to the next chapter, burn your boats completely so that you don’t go back and forth wasting your time.
2022 (22 years old) :
Jumped into the M&A space as a deal maker, mainly in the US & AU market.
July 2022 :
Helped my first investor Acquire a Consulting business .July 14, 2022 - Oct 12 2023 :
Involved in a total of 9 M&A Transactions. Helped 8 founders Exit 9 Companies in 15 months. ($2M - Biggest one , $10k - Smallest one)
Although I was new to this space, I built some decent connections with operators, agencies, coaches, 3PL companies, and more.Out of the 9 deals I've worked on, I had partners in all 8 of them.Interestingly, in the past 15 months, I've made more money for my Partners than for myself ($160,000+ for my Partners involved in the deals).Leveraging my network has made my life much easier, as all the deals and buyers I get are completely through my network (No outbound, No ads, nothing).For the first time in my life, I saw the power of Referrals and Strategic partnerships in action and fell in love with it. It also complimented my Strengths and Weaknesses
Mistake:
I repeated the same mistake as last time. I qualified the investors based on the money they had to buy the business and their track-record in building businesses (which was great).However, one thing I overlooked was qualifying them for the industry in which they were buying the business. Because of this, even though I got them the best deal possible, a few buyers couldn’t scale it up and made some poor decisions.
Lesson Learned:
1. You need to have multiple Qualifying criteria, not just "$".2. It's not about what you know; It's all about who you know.
Results:
I gained access to over 15,000+ buyers through one connection and 600+ deal opportunities through another connection. I also built close connections with 7+ figure entrepreneurs, made lifelong friends, and connected with the investor I look up to. He is open to partner up on my next deal, along with many more opportunities like these..
If you are interested in building a long-lasting business that grows exponentially then Join our waiting list.
Are you interested in Collaborating or Partnering? If you have any questions or problems you would like to get answered or feedback for me. Let’s Talk !!
My Best Tweets:
$25k+/day in revenue within 3 weeks of Acquisition. Closed within 7 Days
— Adithya m s (@Adithya__ms) March 23, 2023
We helped one of our amazing investors acquire an Ecom Business.
Before ,the biz was doing $2k/day. And 3 weeks later, it has scaled up to $25k+ day
Deal info & Lessons learned
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Want to make sure you're buying a great e-commerce business? Here are some KPIs I use to evaluate every e-commerce deal I come across:
— Adithya m s (@Adithya__ms) March 31, 2023
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The Ultimate CEO Hiring Filter: P&L Test@awilkinson pic.twitter.com/4Lw54HrjqR
— Adithya m s (@Adithya__ms) April 17, 2023
#1 strategy that Warren Buffet used to find Great businesses to acquire during the early stages of Berkshire Hathaway:
— Adithya m s (@Adithya__ms) April 8, 2023
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A simple way to find a multiple for the business you are acquiring involves asking this question:
— Adithya m s (@Adithya__ms) July 25, 2023
"How long is this business going to survive without any
changes?"
After this, perform a DCF analysis for it.
Currently, there are SaaS businesses that won't survive the next 12…
This dude is the Indian Michael Girdley.
— Michael Girdley (@girdley) April 14, 2023
It's trippy when you speak to someone...
And they describe themselves as the person you are.
(@Adithya__ms, who is in my Holdco community/course.) pic.twitter.com/7o0DisBXTO
You can be as dumb as hell, but if you stumble upon the right opportunity, you'll end up earning far more money than the person with the highest level of skill but only an average opportunity.
— Adithya m s (@Adithya__ms) July 12, 2023
Remember, the right opportunity holds immense power. And one of the simplest ways to…
"The Fastest Way To Validate Your New Idea" pic.twitter.com/Vl0sD7DQjE
— Adithya m s (@Adithya__ms) April 19, 2023
LEVERAGE is the number #1 Skill you can Ever Learn....
— Adithya m s (@Adithya__ms) April 1, 2023
I paid someone $10,000 (815,184 INR) just for referring a deal.💰
— Adithya m s (@Adithya__ms) April 1, 2023
In the last 12 months i've made more money for other people than money i've made myself
We're on the lookout for e-commerce to buy & pay DOUBLE the standard referral %. DM me if you know anyone selling! pic.twitter.com/yrpSH0WMco
I use Leverage in all the work I do so i got plenty of time in the day where i don't know what to do.
— Adithya m s (@Adithya__ms) March 31, 2023
I used to get bored and waste my time scrolling on my phone.
Did one simple change.
Bored = Pick up my Remarkable and read a book.
Now I'm reading one book a week now.
A deal is not closed until the money hits your Bank Account...
— Adithya m s (@Adithya__ms) April 10, 2023
I made this mistake for a long time...
When you are closing a deal or selling a service.
Doesn't matter how convincing the other Party is ..don't stop prospecting..
Here's how we lost around $100K 👇
3-Step Business Decision-Making Process for Success: Risk, Happiness, and Profitability.
— Adithya m s (@Adithya__ms) April 23, 2023
I learnt this from @ZssBecker and it works like a charm.
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1/ For first-time buyers looking to acquire businesses for cash flow, it's important to understand the concept of "Margin of Safety." According to Warren Buffet, it's the three most important words in investing. pic.twitter.com/90DdYupJd2
— Adithya m s (@Adithya__ms) March 28, 2023