æt ðɪ ˈaʊtsɛt, ɡˈoːɹz kˈoʊldkˈɔːld bˈɪznəsᵻz tə sˈiː ɪf ðeɪ hˌæd ˌɛni dᵻvˈɪʒənz ðeɪ wɜː lˈʊkɪŋ tʊ ˈɔfloʊd.
At the outset, Gores cold-called businesses to see if they had any divisions they were looking to offload.