Any searchers with VC experience?

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June 27, 2025

by a searcher from Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management in Los Angeles, CA, USA

I'm looking for any searchers (traditional or self-funded) who have spent time in venture capital startup investing. Hoping to get some perspective on the differences and what things to unlearn if you want to be a successful SMB acquirer.
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in Asheville, NC, USA
Biggest difference from the investor point of view is stopping the habit of looking for outliers and big winners and instead focusing on avoiding the losers. Aim for companies that are hard to kill, the returns will take care of itself.
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Reply by an investor
from Northwestern University in Austin, TX, USA
Happy to connect - done a fair amount of early stage investing (run a syndicate / not necessarily as VC, but similar). Reach out via DM or find me on LinkedIn!
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