Any successful ETA entrepreneurs in the New York area?

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June 16, 2025

by a searcher from Columbia University - Columbia Business School in New York, NY, USA

I’m currently working in New York City, living in Westchester County. I’ve been dabbling in the space on and off as work has allowed, engaging with others on this platform and have had some great conversations. I currently work in Financial Services/Payments working in Strategic Planning and serve as the Chief of Staff for our business unit. I’ll be going on an extended parental leave later this year and plan to take the time to do a real career inventory and think about what I want to do and where I want to go. While I’ve had a lot of great conversations with fellow searchers, I haven’t had any conversations with successful owner operators who went through the ETA process and successfully bought something. Would love to engage and connect with people who left a full time role to dive into ETA and now work as operators (or former operators-turned-investors). Bonus if it’s in the NY area.
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from Columbia University in Princeton, NJ, USA
Hi ^redacted‌, left corporate to acquire my first business 4 years ago and currently searching for a 2nd acquisition via SBA (both self funded search). I'm in the NJ/NYC area and happy to connect.
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from Morehouse College in New York, NY, USA
Hi Connor - happy to connect. This year in March, I successfully closed on my first acquisition; a SaaS fintech solution in the regtech space. As a part-time search in the NYC area with a similar background, I’d be happy to share my experience and resources with you. PJ
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