Buying a Business? Don't Make These Mistakes in the First 90 Days

Avoid expensive post-close mistakes by running a calm, disciplined first 90 days after acquiring a security or life-safety business.In this episode of Entry & Exit, hosts Stephen Olmon and Collin Trimble break down what actually happens after you close—and why most buyers hurt themselves by moving too fast. Drawing from real acquisitions (and real scars), they lay out a practical “stabilize first, optimize later” playbook: how to earn trust with a new team, avoid culture-killing moves, protect licenses and compliance, and lock down customer relationships before you start changing systems, comp, pricing, or process.You’ll hear the biggest early-stage mistakes (the ones they made), plus the specific moves they now treat as non-negotiables: meet your top customers, over-communicate the transition, centralize logins, audit contracts, and use the seller’s knowledge before it disappears.What You’ll LearnThe 90-Day Mindset: Why your #1 job is to be the world’s best employee first—not the hero CEO on day oneTeam & Culture Traps: How arrogance, fast firings, and premature promotions create attrition (and how to lead with humility)Stabilize Before You Optimize: Which operational “improvements” (tech stack, process, comp, parties/bonuses) backfire if you rush themCustomer Protection Plan: How to identify your top customers, meet them early, and prevent churn through over-communicationOperational Risk & Compliance: License/CEU gotchas that can bite you when you’re distracted by integration workPost-Close Hygiene: Passwords/logins, contract cleanup, and why “we’ll get it later” becomes months of painPricing & Branding Decisions: Why you shouldn’t raise prices (or kill the acquired brand) in the first 90 daysHomework Framework: Build your “do / don’t” list and keep your first 10 priorities mostly learning, not change🔗 ConnectStephen Olmon — https://x.com/stephenolmonCollin Trimble — https://x.com/TXAlarmGuyMore Entry & Exit — https://www.entryandexit.co/Owned and Operated New Episodes Every Wednesday!Subscribe For More