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Why I decided to launch a search fund
One searcher's story about deciding to launch a search fund.
The case for the self-funded search
The “self-funded search” was all that existed before search funds came along, and it’s clearly worked well for many. This post serves as the counterargument to a previous post, “The risks of self-funding your search.”
Search Fund Courses & Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition Courses
A list of search fund courses and entrepreneurship through acquisition courses at universities worldwide.
PSA: Search funds and entrepreneurship through acquisition (ETA) are not the same thing.
Learn the difference between search funds and entrepreneurship through acquisition.
A complete list of search fund accelerators
Want to join a search fund accelerator? Here's a full list of the accelerators in operation today.
What is the cost of joining a search fund accelerator?
A search fund accelerator can bring many benefits, and also a few costs.
5 risks of self-funding your search (vs. raising a search fund)
When deciding whether to raise a search fund or self-fund your search, consider these risks.
Home run or base hit?
Defining success can be a challenge for the search fund entrepreneur.
Search funds and impact
Does the search fund model qualify as an impact investing vehicle?
Buying your passion
How can a search fund entrepreneur be both insanely passionate and industry agnostic?
Skin in the game
The search fund entrepreneur earns an income before closing a deal. Does this mean she has less "skin in the game"?
How to conference
Trade shows can be fruitful for search fund entrepreneurs, but only if done right.
Analysis paralysis
As a search fund entrepreneur, decisiveness is good, and too much analysis can stand in your way.
The importance of being local
A search fund entrepreneur operating outside her home market faces some additional challenges.
Gap in the market
Baby boomers are retiring with no succession solution. Search fund entrepreneurs can solve that problem.
Nobody understands what you do.
Search fund entrepreneurs are lonely, but they needn't be that lonely.
Isn't a search fund just mini private equity?
Search funds work pretty hard to differentiate themselves from traditional private equity. Here's how.
Raising $ is not the objective. Buying isn't either.
Prospective search fund entrepreneurs agonize about raising capital. They are advised to redirect their agony.
Merry Christmas! Here's some more money.
During the holidays, quantity falls while quality rises.