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Walker Deibel

Walker Deibel is the Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestselling author of Buy Then Build: How Acquisition Entrepreneurs Outsmart the Startup Game. An entrepreneur and investor, he has co-founded three startups, acquired seven companies outright, and consulted or participated in over 100 business transactions. Following the book's success, he launched an elite accelerator focused on acquisition entrepreneurship.
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Buy Then Build: How Acquisition Entrepreneurs Outsmart the Startup Game

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Buy Then Build: How Acquisition Entrepreneurs Outsmart the Startup Game is a 2018 finance book by Walker Deibel, published by Lioncrest Publishing, that makes a structured, experience-backed case for acquiring an existing business rather than launching one from scratch — walking prospective buyers from initial opportunity-spotting through deal execution and ownership transition.

Reviewed Apr 14, 2026

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