Ty Deemer

I've reviewed dozens of P&Ls for business buyers over the last few years. The pattern is the same every time - Seller says EBITDA is $1.2M. You dig in and get the real story: - Personal expenses buried in COGS. - Revenue that won't recur. - Add-backs that don't add back. The real number is $840K. And you almost paid a 6x multiple on the wrong one. That's what a Quality of Earnings report catches. Today I'm announcing Bedrock. A QoE firm we are building with the great @girdley, @_robyn_smith, @tydeemer, and an incredible CEO in @bedrockqoewill. Will has years of QoE experience at PwC and RSM. He's the real deal. Here's why we built this: Most QoE firms serve the big PE shops that do $50M+ deals. The search fund buyer doing a $2-5M acquisition gets ignored or overcharged. We built Bedrock to fix that. Big firm quality work. Priced for the lower mid-market. Tech that makes the process faster without cutting corners. If you're buying a business, the worst 4 words you can say are "the numbers seem right." Let's get the real number before you close. bedrockqoe.com

I left a cushy corporate job to start something alongside @girdley @baldridgecpa @_robyn_smith @TyDeemer. On paper, things were great. Big 4 background. Years in transaction advisory and quality of earnings work for sophisticated private equity firms. But I wanted more. Ownership, real relationships, and the chance to build something I actually believe in. Now I’m building Bedrock QoE, bringing institutional Quality of Earnings to lower middle market and Main Street buyers, applying the same rigor used for PE firms but tailored to more entrepreneurial deals. Excited to take what I’ve learned and bring it down market, helping people buy businesses and change their lives. If you’re on a similar path, or looking to buy a business, I would love to connect. Bedrockqoe.com

@girdley And don't complain when your name is sharpied on your badge...

The craziest thing you learn running a high-priced conference: The number of attendees who wait until the week before to buy tickets. Procrastination is universal.

@_robyn_smith This is true everywhere IMO (tech aside)

In sf, it’s important to have “tech friends” and “normal friends” Tech friends: - understand why you’re here - will inspire you to work harder Normal friends: - remind you the rest of the world doesn’t give a shit about any of the above - love a beer

For 5 months I’ve quietly been posting 2 YouTube videos a week, today I reached monetization My secret? Team work, thanks to @TyDeemer and his whole team!!!

Summer is over. It's time to hunker down and finish 2025 strong. This is the most powerful thing I've ever read. It should be on a poster in every serious person’s office, gym, etc. Stop what you’re doing and read this… *** A letter from @tferriss's trainer (Coach Sommer) to Tim: “Hi Tim, Patience. Far too soon to expect strength improvements. Strength improvements [for a movement like this] take a minimum of 6 weeks. Any perceived improvements prior to that are simply the result of improved synaptic facilitation. In plain English, the central nervous system simply became more efficient at that particular movement with practice. This is, however, not to be confused with actual strength gains. Dealing with the temporary frustration of not making progress is an integral part of the path towards excellence. In fact, it is essential and something that every single elite athlete has had to learn to deal with. If the pursuit of excellence was easy, everyone would do it. In fact, this impatience in dealing with frustration is the primary reason that most people fail to achieve their goals. Unreasonable expectations timewise, resulting in unnecessary frustration, due to a perceived feeling of failure. Achieving the extraordinary is not a linear process. The secret is to show up, do the work, and go home. A blue collar work ethic married to indomitable will. It is literally that simple. Nothing interferes. Nothing can sway you from your purpose. Once the decision is made, simply refuse to budge. Refuse to compromise. And accept that quality long-term results require quality long-term focus. No emotion. No drama. No beating yourself up over small bumps in the road. Learn to enjoy and appreciate the process. This is especially important because you are going to spend far more time on the actual journey than with those all too brief moments of triumph at the end. Certainly celebrate the moments of triumph when they occur. More importantly, learn from defeats when they happen. In fact, if you are not encountering defeat on a fairly regular basis, you are not trying hard enough. And absolutely refuse to accept less than your best. Throw out a timeline. It will take what it takes. If the commitment is to a long-term goal and not to a series of smaller intermediate goals, then only one decision needs to be made and adhered to. Clear, simple, straightforward. Much easier to maintain than having to make small decision after small decision to stay the course when dealing with each step along the way. This provides far too many opportunities to inadvertently drift from your chosen goal. The single decision is one of the most powerful tools in the toolbox.”

"Short words are best and the old words when short are best of all." – Winston Churchill

@kelceylehrich @girdley you got it

@girdley Old hippies and @TyDeemer

X today: "Companies are screwed. The world is ending and the economy is stopping!" Old Hippies: "Hold my beer."

We sold out @HoldCoConf. Big shout out to @TyDeemer, @WilsonCompanies, @kelceylehrich and many others who did all the heavy lifting.

@girdley @HoldCoConf

Just two seats remain for @holdcoconf. If we sell out, @tydeemer promised to take me to see Dead and Co. at The Sphere in Vegas. If you or someone you know takes one or both seats, I'll take you to the show with us. And Chili's for lunch -- extra Presidente Margs all around.

@girdley @charliewrich sh*t

@charliewrich .@TyDeemer please cancel that order for tank tops and breathe right strips. Thanks.

Strategy meetings are usually a waste of time “Well Morning Brew did it this way…” “Alex Hormozi uses this strategy…” And the result is launching a watered down version of a strategy that stopped working years ago Usually the brands you’re trying to copy built their audiences years ago and their lessons aren’t relevant to you

Good things happen to those that work their ass off

@girdley @HireWithNear Yup

People don't appreciate how magical product-market fit feels until they experience it. (inspired by talking with @hirewithnear team today)

@girdley No mercy

You’re playing lasertag with your kid, his friends and some strangers. Do you go all out or take it easy on them?

@girdley 🔥

@_willstaunton @_robyn_smith

@_robyn_smith while others drink so many lattes they become homeowners

hot take but some people do actually drink too many $7 lattes and its contributing to not owning a home

@nunziopresta @buyandsellabiz Congrats!!

Exciting News! I'm thrilled to announce that Village Wellth has acquired @buyandsellabiz. 🎉 This milestone ensures that our core values, mission, and integrity will continue to thrive and grow beyond the founding team. Village Wellth shares our unwavering dedication to education and community, recognizing the vital role these principles play for searchers, operators, and investors in our industry and the broader economy. Leading @buyandsellabiz as CEO for the past decade has been the greatest honour of my life. The platform will remain your trusted resource for Making Business Ownership Real and Business Exits Easy. Moving forward, here's what you can expect: 1. Enhanced tools and resources for buyers, sellers, and investors. 2. A stronger, more connected community to support business transactions. 3. Continued focus on making business ownership accessible and exits seamless. Thank you to everyone who has supported this journey. To all our new customers and team members: Welcome! BuyAndSellABusiness.com is ready and excited to serve you. Read more, link in the 🧵