
About this podcast
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…
41 episodes · business
Think Big, Buy Small
About this podcast
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…
Recent episodes
- Season Three Questions and Answers with Rick and Royce1 Dec 2025 · 47 min
- Partnership, Purpose, and the ETA Path to Concierge Medicine24 Nov 2025 · 53 min
- Navigating Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition as a Family17 Nov 2025 · 38 min
- Reshaping One’s Career Through Acquisition Entrepreneurship10 Nov 2025 · 42 min
- Pioneering Search in Frontier Markets3 Nov 2025 · 53 min
- CEO Success in Operating Small Business Acquisitions27 Oct 2025 · 44 min
- Bonus Episode: The Art and Strategy of Negotiation, with Jim Sebenius20 Oct 2025 · 29 min
- Climbing the Revenue Ladder: Understanding Quality in Business Acquisitions13 Oct 2025 · 47 min
- The Journey From Engineer, To Entrepreneur, To Exit6 Oct 2025 · 58 min
- An Experienced Lender’s Perspective on Acquisition Financing29 Sept 2025 · 53 min