Smart entrepreneurs buy businesses, not start them 💡

13 Mar 2026 · 1 min

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In this short YouTube monologue, Dan Novaes argues that aspiring entrepreneurs should prioritize acquiring existing businesses rather than launching startups from scratch. He explains that starting a company is extremely challenging because it requires building product‑market fit from zero, whereas many for‑sale businesses already have that fit but operate with outdated systems. By purchasing such a business, an entrepreneur can modernize its operations, apply fresh strategies, and increase revenue more efficiently than building a venture from the ground up. Novaes strongly recommends this approach and ends with a call‑to‑action inviting viewers to follow for free business hacks.

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One caveat that I'll talk about here is that ultimately a lot of people really focus on new business ideas and starting a new business is great, but it's also the hardest thing you could possibly do. You are much better off buying a business as opposed to starting a business. These businesses already have product-market fit and often are using outdated systems on how they operate. You can go in there, revamp the business, put a new coat on it, and then ultimately increase revenue as opposed to starting your company from 0 to 1. This is something I highly, highly recommend. If I can go back and start my career, it's potentially buying a business as opposed to starting from zero, because it is very hard to start a business from zero to one. Sick of wasting all this money? Follow us and get all of our hacks for free.