Any former Product Managers/Tech operators that transitioned into search?
March 24, 2025
by a searcher from New York University - Leonard N. Stern School of Business in New York, NY, USA
Curious about your experiences transitioning into search from a tech background. I've spoken to some tech professionals who look to acquire within the IT space, but I also see them completely pivot into different industries. Trying to get some ideas and different perspectives as I think through different industries to focus my search on. Thanks!
from Stevens Institute of Technology in Orlando, FL, USA
There is so much room for disruption with tech/AI and the buy then build playbook which is what gets me excited because I have been experimenting a ton lately with AI agents and automation to optimize the SMBs I'm advising.
Happy to chat more and maybe even start a virtual event or meeting to bring more minds together to chat about how we've been tackling each stage of what seems like an traditionally non techie M&A process with better technology and products. Let me know.
from Columbia University in New York, NY, USA
I think we tend to make decent searchers (talking my own book of course). But I do think that software promotes systems-level thinking. In addition, it definitely provides you with the right instincts to go against a bad status quo.
Tech operators tend to have blindspots when it comes to the realities of the physical and more blue collar world. It's quite a different thing to search for a fairly typical software company (i.e. what I did) vs. go into another market altogether. I think our skills make us formidable in both, but in the second case you will need an added dose of humility.