RS171: Running a Portfolio Business with Kevin McArdle

Rogue Startups

May 01 2019 | 00:52:19

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Show Notes

In this episode, we are joined by Kevin McArdle, the Co-Founder and CEO of SureSwift Capital, a holding company that acquires and operates small businesses in perpetuity,

Tune in to hear us discuss how SureSwift Capital maintains its portfolio and important tools that keep the company running.

Topics:

SureSwift’s operating infrastructure.
Why and how SureSwift ends up running businesses.
Businesses from which Kevin tries to learn.
Why Slack is a good tool, but has its drawbacks.
Tools Kevin’s team finds the most useful.
Using a personalized metric to score your business.
Managing a portfolio of businesses.

Resources:

SureSwift Capital

Kevin on Twitter

Kevin@sureswiftcapital.com

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