Founder calls acquisition prices 'out of hand,' favors starting over buying

A second operator agrees that starting a shop is becoming a viable playbook because acquisition prices are out of hand and a new launch would be cheaper and easier than absorbing an acquired company's culture.

“Prices for acquisitions are like out of hand and frankly it would be cheaper and probably easier for me to just launch it”

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