Any recommendations for courses for Searchers?

January 21, 2026

by a professional in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India

Hello Everyone!! I wanted to ask if anyone has any recommendations for courses for new searchers to understand how the space works and the processes involved in developing, etc. Not looking for videos and knowledge already available on YouTube and blogs, but paid courses, probably by someone who has done it themselves several times.

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Reply by a searcher
from University of Virginia in New York, NY, USA

These are the three resources that I've found most helpful, and they were created by folks that have actually done it before: 1) ETA IQ: It's a financial modeling platform built specifically for Searchers. Their onboarding series has been very helpful (they also have a separate email series that covers other elements of the Search process): https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLG3KpTVqX8dHgx4AonT0k6Nyt2ikQs49U 2) Acquiring Minds Webinars: Acquiring Minds is a great podcast, but the founder also publishes tactical webinars a couple times a month with folks who actually operate in the space: https://acquiringminds.co/webinars 3) HBR Guide: Others have mentioned it, not a course, but if you're looking for the fundamentals, it's a great read: https://www.amazon.com/HBR-Guide-Buying-Small-Business/dp/163369559X?adgrpid I looked into a few courses a while back, and the reality is that Searchers who have actually done it before don't spend / have the time to run a course. They're busy actually running and growing their business.

Reply by an investor
from Arizona State University, Tempe Campus in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States

Ben Kelly offers this course www.acquisitionace.io I haven't done his course but he claims he had bought and run 7 business, seems to be a beginner level but not sure how technical he gets. Maybe others in here can chime in if they had actually done the course

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