Jim Peddle

@SMB_Attorney What a great run!

This is a really special moment for us! 🤯 3.75 years ago, we launched with a mission to build a different kind of law firm for lower middle market M&A. 360+ closed deals later, were being recognized with the big boys in Chambers. So cool!

This is significant news -talk to an experienced SBA banker to see how this helps your acquisition of a manufacturing business in 2026.

@jspujji GA

My companies close $20M/year on 30-minute Zoom calls. I had an ex-McKinsey consultant reverse-engineer exactly how: – Sales call recordings – Sales scripts – Lead gen systems Reply with “GA” and I'll DM you the copy. Free.

@FirstDerivative No it’s real…

If this is actually a top 5 bank texting you the banker committed a wild compliance violation, so I’m just going to go with made up

@ActionAdvisors_ CBB

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I confirm there are old school attorneys that charge sellers for revising our firms NDA’s and listing agreements almost every week. If we have a 12 month tail they want 6 months if it’s 24 months they request 12 months. Also broker doesn’t get paid on deferred $$$. The closing rate on these deals is lower than the seller who just signs. It’s a tell that the whole deal gets over lawyered and never closes.

A $200/hour or higher corporate lawyer would’ve told you a decade ago that none of this was worth billing for… then emailed you a template and wished you the best.

@scaling_shields This works well at dog parks

my accountant told me last month he has a client who writes off $8K/month in "coffee meetings" i asked how thats even possible "he buys coffee for strangers at the airport" this guy lives in nashville flies to a different city 3-4 times a month for "business development" sits in the airport lounge for 6 hours walks around and spots people who look like they run businesses "hey man heading to dallas too? can i buy you a coffee?" 15 minute conversation at the gate exchanges linkedin if theyre a good fit he follows up 2 days later: "good talking to you at the airport - saw on your profile youre in [industry]. we help companies like yours with [problem]. would it make sense to explore this?" conversion rate from coffee → booked call: 41% last year he closed $380K in revenue from airport conversations total cost: - flights: $46K (only books refundable tickets, cancels half of them) - coffees: $8,400 - lounge memberships: $1,200 total: $55,600 in expenses return: $379,000 6.7x ROI "why not just cold email or go to networking events" "networking events are full of people trying to sell. airports are full of people trying to get home. their guard is down. they have time to kill. a $6 coffee feels like hospitality not a pitch." he tracks every conversation in a notion database airport, persons name, company, flight number, what they ordered, topics discussed 217 coffees bought last year 89 turned into calls 14 turned into clients average deal size: $27K the IRS audited him in 2024 he showed them: - boarding passes - receipts with timestamps - linkedin messages matching the dates - closed deals traced back to specific airports they approved everything his biggest month was september sat in LaGuardia for 11 hours on a delayed flight bought coffee for 6 people 4 of them booked calls 2 closed for a combined $61K "that delayed flight made me more than most peoples salary" no ads no cold calls no website traffic no followers just a guy who realized business class lounges are full of his exact ICP and theyre all sitting there bored as hell with nothing to do most people avoid conversations at airports this guy built a $380K pipeline from them

@John_Fanta Iowa the only big ten loser in first round? Take that bet

Behold, the bracket. Thoughts??????

Deals don’t just stall. When BD’s only care about new deals instead of managing their pipeline this is what happens. The lender botched calculating addbacks and blame it all on the sudden sba sop change. Complete bs. I’m disclosing it all as soon as I finish triage. The bd using text messages for communication is the main issue. I’m sure their compliance department will appreciate it

@PlaybookAdvisor This is why broker workflow tech matters — when deals stall in DD, brokers need to be proactive, not wait on bankers. Curious what went wrong on the bank's end?

Imagine you’re a business buyer and what you thought was a journey almost over and 5 months in and your banker sends you this text message? This is after a term sheet, after a purchase agreement. Top 5 bank and this is how you get treated. I will expose the details and bank if enough of you want to protect yourself!!

@Peter_Quadrel AI

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@business It’s really not bankers soliciting these businesses. I’m a broker and get 10+ solicitors a week asking if we need more deals for our pipeline. They solicit online with LinkedIn and try to charge for seller leads. Most businesses are with zero. Not hard to get solicited

Small-business owners say they’re fending off sometimes multiple inquiries a day from investment bankers and private equity firms bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Rocket garden at Starbase. You can see this from the public highway.

Trust me when I say this bank doesn’t deliver!

1/ American manufacturers pay 3x more to finance equipment than their global competitors. It has nothing to do with pricing or tariffs, it's a regulatory accident from 2008 that no one has bothered to fix until now:

Guild Garage just sold for 16x. $800 million on $50 EBITDA Launched in 2024. Initial raise was $30, according to wots. Did ~30 acquisitions. Sheesh.

@Anubhavhing 30 buyer-seller meetings for a $6mm business?

🚨 This Reddit thread is a fucking goldmine A founder sold his SaaS for $6M. Talked to 30 buyers before closing. Bookmark this. Build accordingly. Here's what ACTUALLY mattered in the deal (not what you think) :

@dennis_unrein This data is suspect. I’d guess 80-90% are solo businesses. Pretty unsellable. Under 10 employees and it’s likely even higher. Most owners don’t know they’re not building a sellable company.

92% of annual SMB exits are liquidation or closing down per McKinsey