Think Big, Buy Small

Harvard Business School

Are you looking for an alternative to a career path at a big firm? Does founding your own startup seem too risky? There's another compelling path open to you: acquiring a small business and running it as CEO. Co-hosted by Harvard Business School Professors Richard Ruback and Royce Yudkoff, the show is an extension of their courses on small firms, including Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition, which has been taken by thousands of MBA students, and their highly-regarded book, HBR Guide To Buying A Small Business, which has sold more than 65,000 copies. In this series, Rick and Royce guide listeners through the...

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Think Big, Buy Small

Episodes (40)

Dec 1, 2025 Season Three Questions and Answers with Rick and Royce
Nov 24, 2025 Partnership, Purpose, and the ETA Path to Concierge Medicine
Nov 17, 2025 Navigating Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition as a Family

Think Big, Buy Small

Dec 1, 2025
47 minutes
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Hosted by producer Katie Zandbergen, Rick and Royce return for their end-of-season dive into listeners’ most pressing questions – those that many aspiring acquisition entrepreneurs wrestle with. They explore how age and personal finances may influence ETA risk tolerance; whether an MBA truly matters for success in a traditional search; how to handle the loneliness that often accompanies searching for and running a small business; where searchers commonly spin their wheels early on; how to evaluate red flags during diligence; the realities of buying a job versus a business; advantages and drawbacks of franchising; whether now is a good time to s...

Think Big, Buy Small

Season Three Questions and Answers with Rick and Royce

Harvard Business School

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