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RESOURCES

Relevant content for operators and investors

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Snowdon and Stikeman: How Can Search Fund Entrepreneurs Build Trust with Business Owners?

There are still great investment opportunities in the middle market, if you are willing to look for them and structure them appropriately

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The Merits of and Risks of Earn-Outs

Steve Divitkos of Mineola dives into how earn-outs can be mutually beneficial tools for both buyers and sellers under the right circumstances

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On the Nature of Due Diligence

From the Yale School of Management, a comprehensive due diligence primer for search funds

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A Guide on Pricing Optimization

Pricing optimization can translate into a nearly-immediate increase in free cash flows if done right

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Reflections on Constructing a Search Fund Cap Table

The best business decisions were not “what?”, but “who?”

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What it Takes to be a Search Fund Entrepreneur

Key Takeaways from a Seasoned Search Fund Investor and Operator

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Rapid Growth in a Small Business

A story of rapid growth in a small business, from the “Think Like and Owner” Podcast series by Alex Bridgeman

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Rapid Growth in a Small Business

A story of rapid growth in a small business, from the “Think Like and Owner” Podcast series by Alex Bridgeman

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OKRs 101 for CEOs

A distilled framework for implementing objectives and key results (OKRs) in your organization

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Buyouts from the Seller’s Side

How to select a private equity buyer, from the perspective of the seller, from the “Private Equity Funcast” by ParkerGale Capital

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Wearing your Sales Hat

Why sales is vital for the CEO to master, from HBS professor Jim Sharpe’s website on entrepreneurship through acquisition

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The Struggle by Ben Horowitz

A short form piece on the all-consuming yet highly rewarding nature of being the CEO

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Snowdon and Stikeman: How Can Search Fund Entrepreneurs Build Trust with Business Owners?

There are still great investment opportunities in the middle market, if you are willing to look for them and structure them appropriately

Listen here
Search fund resources

The Merits of and Risks of Earn-Outs

Steve Divitkos of Mineola dives into how earn-outs can be mutually beneficial tools for both buyers and sellers under the right circumstances

Read more
Search fund resources

On the Nature of Due Diligence

From the Yale School of Management, a comprehensive due diligence primer for search funds

Download PDF
Search fund resources

A Guide on Pricing Optimization

Pricing optimization can translate into a nearly-immediate increase in free cash flows if done right

Read more
Search fund resources

Reflections on Constructing a Search Fund Cap Table

The best business decisions were not “what?”, but “who?”

Read more
Search fund resources

What it Takes to be a Search Fund Entrepreneur

Key Takeaways from a Seasoned Search Fund Investor and Operator

Watch video
Search fund resources

2020 Primer on Search Funds

Stanford’s Graduate School of Business 2020 Definitive Primer for Entrepreneurs Considering the Search Fund Path

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2020 Search Fund Study

Stanford’s Graduate School of Business 2020 Search Fund Study on search funds formed in the United States and Canada since 1984

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Why Search? Is it Right for You?

A gut check on whether search funds are right for you, from HBS professor Jim Sharpe’s website on entrepreneurship through acquisition

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All About Outreach

Lessons from former searchers on how to conduct an effective outreach campaign, from the “Think Like and Owner” Podcast series by Alex Bridgeman...

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