John Wilson nearly lost an acquired plumbing company over culture/integration

John Wilson recounts that his company lost almost the entire plumbing company it acquired due to cultural and compensation differences during integration - a cautionary data point on home-service acquisition integration risk.

“we lost almost the entire plumbing company we bought because of this issue right out the gate.”

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