How This Harvard MBA Bought A $50 Million Dollar Business For $0

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Shaan shares the story of Sarah Moore, who acquired eggcartons.com through an unconventional PE approach: she operated from a school library with 50+ unpaid Craigslist interns who screened 400,000 private companies over 18 months. Moore financed the deal with 75% bank debt and a seller’s note (no money down) by using the business’s profitable history as collateral, and has since grown it into a specialty packaging business serving major brands like Boeing and SpaceX, generating revenue between $20-50 million annually.

Key takeaways

• Shaan’s guest Sarah Moore built a PE firm with zero capital by leveraging unpaid interns and a school library, demonstrating that operational scale doesn’t require traditional funding or office infrastructure
• Moore’s deal structure—75% bank financing and 25% seller financing—worked because the target business had 20+ years of profitable cash flows, showing how historical performance can replace personal collateral
• The business started as egg cartons but pivoted to positioning as ‘specialty packaging,’ revealing how a niche, underestimated market can serve Fortune 500 customers (Boeing, SpaceX, Disney) when framed differently

Episode details: published July 27, 2022 · 74K views · 10:24 long. Summary written by Self Growth Videos from the episode itself. The business ideas, figures and results discussed are the hosts’ and guests’ own claims, shared as brainstorming and entertainment — not verified facts and not investment advice.

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