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Acquiring Minds

Acquiring Minds

Buying a 1-Product Business, Building It to a Big Exit

Oct 15, 2026 · 2h 7m

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Jay Boren bought a tiny grease tool business run out of a living room, then grew it into a brand with 250 products. Register for the webinar: The Small Things That Sink First-Year Owners - TODAY!! - https://bit.ly/3VAOWiq Topics in Jay’s interview: Choosing Vermont over Silicon Valley Solving geography through ETA Discovering LockNLube through Tuck Turning a grease coupler into opportunity Navigating a hostile South African supplier Buying LockNLube as an intern Structuring a heavily seller-financed acquisition Expanding from one SKU to 250 Scaling through digital advertising and Amazon Exiting LockNLube and staying through integration References and how to contact Jay: LinkedIn LockNLube…