Why "Buy a Business, Get Rich" Is Bad Advice and What You Should Do Instead | David Hori

<p>Most people think buying a business means signing the papers, hiring a GM, and collecting checks from the beach. David Hori bought a company that got acquired by Toyota, then decided to spend his career telling people why that hands off dream is mostly a myth.</p><p><br />=================================<br /><b>Join David's "Discover A Less Stressful Way To Sell Your Business" Webinar:<br /></b>🚨 SPOILER ALER! David is offering listeners a free webinar for our listeners:<br /><br />👉 Sign up here: <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://learn.toplineops.com/pod-webinar-1/" target="_blank">https://learn.toplineops.com/pod-webinar-1/</a></p><p></p><p>=================================<br /><b>What you'll learn:</b></p><ul><li>Why "buy a business for passive income" is one of the most dangerous pitches in the acquisition space</li><li>How to define your buy box so you stop chasing every deal and start closing the right ones</li><li>Why staying in your lane, even when it feels limiting, gets you to the finish line faster</li><li>The four pillars David uses in his durability diagnostic to determine what a business is actually worth to a buyer</li><li>Why three years of financials tell a truer story than one great year</li><li>The overlooked alternative to a full sale that lets an owner keep working in the business they built</li></ul><p><br />=================================<br /><b>About David Hori:<br /></b>David Hori is the founder of Top Line Operators, where he teaches people how to buy, stabilize, and scale existing businesses instead of starting from zero. Before this, he built and scaled startups in the VC world, including a company acquired by Toyota in 2023. He now runs a weekly webinar for business owners who are exit curious and is opening up a free beta of his durability diagnostic tool for listeners of this episode.</p><p><br />=================================<br /><b>Connect with David Hori:<br /></b>Website:<a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.toplineops.com/" target="_blank"> https://www.toplineops.com/<br /></a>LinkedIn:<a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/iamdavidhori/" target="_blank"> https://www.linkedin.com/in/iamdavidhori/<br /></a>Instagram:<a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.instagram.com/thedavidhori/" target="_blank"> https://www.instagram.com/thedavidhori/<br /></a>YouTube:<a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.youtube.com/@thedavidhori" target="_blank"> https://www.youtube.com/@thedavidhori<br /></a>TikTok:<a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.tiktok.com/@thedavidhori" target="_blank"> https://www.tiktok.com/@thedavidhori</a></p><p></p><p>=================================</p><p><b>About The Built To Scale Podcast:</b></p><p>Follow us on LinkedIn at: <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/built-to-scale-agency/" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/company/built-to-scale-agency/</a> </p><p>For more information about Built To Scale visit: <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.builttoscale.co/" target="_blank">https://www.builttoscale.co/</a>  </p><p>If you have any questions, suggestions, or ideas for a future episode, please email <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="mailto:podcast@builttoscale.co" target="_blank">podcast@builttoscale.co</a>.</p><p><br /></p>