The Bodnar Letter
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M&A strategy, decision-making, and acquisition insights from 40+ deals and 5M+ podcast downloads.
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Six years in the seat
I could recite the concept in year one. Living it took six.
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The two questions Brad Jacobs asks everyone
The frontline already knows. Nobody asked.
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The NADA test
Most of your week won’t survive question one.
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More, better, new (in that order)
The order is the whole insight.
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Management matters (a lot)
Not the model. Not the market. Not the cost cuts.
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Thinking in minutes vs. months
Most companies inherit their execution speed from their meeting calendar.
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The boring math behind 1,750x
Half of all acquisitions destroy value. Here’s the underwriting that never did.
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Problems hide in averages
The counterweight to all that autonomy is sunlight.