better mousetrap fallacy / product feature trap / business defensibility / competitive moat / distribution control / customer relationships / business valuation / private equity / copycat products / China manufacturing / price war survival / shelf space / M&A advice
A blowtorch test proves insulation, not business value. If your advantage is a product feature, you're one copycat away from irrelevant. Buyers pay for systems and distribution, not inventions.
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📧 nmclean@fourpillarsinvestors.com
🔎🔎 More about Nick McLean:
Wide ranging business experience from sales and marketing to lean manufacturing to M&A. My primary goals are to 1) buy businesses and help grow them, 2) help business owners prepare their business for a sale. I am not a business broker or investment banker.
🏛️ More About FOUR PILLARS:
Four Pillars has been around for about 15 years and we have completed 10 acquisitions, two of which were bolt-ons. We have used SBA loans as well as traditional private equity funds to fund our deals.
More about Pre-Sale Prep:
Pre-Sale Prep is a program that helps business owners prepare their business for a sale. Ideally, Four Pillars would be the buyer :)
