LEV Capital

We began expanding geographically 9 months ago in 3 business lines: Skydive, Autoglass and Tool & Die. Our team is on pace to double in 12 months. Help others climb.

Solid week already. LOI review with prospective seller. Solid 1:1’s with our GMs. Bi-annual scorecards rolling in. Welcome kits prepared for new hires. Playbook refresh scheduled. Pumped. Helping people climb.

Weekend office job at @SkydiveINDY! Help people celebrate Saturday and Sunday for the rest of the summer. Great culture. indeed.com/job/office-sta…

If you were a GM of a SMB, what would you want to hear about from an owner (that doesn’t own your biz)? I’m headed to chat with the GM’s/CEO’s of @LEV_Capital w/ @darylbstarr and @mikelberger

Highly recommend you attend next year.

Thanks this week to @LEV_Capital for its support of the Based in Lafayette reporting project. You can check more about what the Lafayette firm does in the links in this edition: davebangert.substack.com/p/from-65k-to-…

If you’re around Lafayette, IN check out Dave’s newest journalistic and entrepreneurial venture.

I'm pumped this week to introduce a new sponsor for the Based in Lafayette reporting project: Lafayette-based Little Engine Ventures. Thanks for the confidence and for getting on board. Today's edition comes with LEV suppport: davebangert.substack.com/p/firefighters…

@aebridgeman Passing on promising deals.

SMB owners and operators: What about running your company is harder than it looks?

@OsoNegroDave @acquanon And they can strategically overpay and then fail, too. Operators school allocators every day in SMB land.

Lessons learned from @acquanon podcast about 2 men and a truck - It was fascinating to see how @LEV_Capital knew all of his numbers. Experienced operators have a huge strategic advantage over new operators. They can strategically overpay for deals, or know when to run

We should not fail to capitalize on a rare advantage.

The local conditions set the upper bounds of your endeavors. I leave it as an exercise for my reader to apply this insight to your business.

"Life is like a snowball. The important thing is finding wet snow and a really long hill." -Warren E. Buffett

If you really want your kids to make giant snowmen, you would be wise not to locate them in a subdivision in the flat part of Indiana.

Without the assistance of gravity, the snowball quickly becomes too much for one person to push. Or two. Or three, even if one of the people is your dad, who eventually stops taking pictures and comes over to help.

Earlier this month, we had great conditions for making snowballs. Temperatures just under freezing with plenty of moisture made for some really wet snow. My daughter and her friend found some wet snow. But they missed the part about the really long hill.

Why we hung this on our wall. lev.vc/nebuchadnezzar/

Our most viewed blog posts from 2020 serve as a pretty good intro for those new our thoughts on business ownership and investment. lev.vc/2020s-greatest…

We're back with the 2021 edition of our book club. lev.vc/2021-book-club/

In southwestern Indiana's Knox County reside family firms focused on trucking and oil and gas. An old theater turned into a coworking space is among the newer ventures along the Wabash River. lev.vc/knox-indiana/