California Searchers

February 19, 2023

by a searcher from Carleton College in Burlingame, CA, USA

Hi Searchfunder Community,

I am a self-funded searcher that is in the process of finalizing my investment thesis prior to launching my search. I am planning to launch my search in California (Northern or Southern) and would really appreciate connecting with any and all searchers and/or operators that have launched a search in California.

In short, I would love to connect and share ideas. I would also love to learn more about the hardships and learnings you experienced as a California based searcher.

Thank you in advance.

-John

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Reply by an investor
from Stanford University in Dallas, TX, USA

Hey, John. You already know my story…sold my first eta company in northern California to move to Texas and buy business #2. I prefer TX for family and business…and prefer CA for everything else! Best of luck! Let me know if I can help!

Reply by a searcher
from University of California, Santa Barbara in San Jose, CA, USA

Hi John. I'm in San Jose/Saratoga/Palo Alto. I run the best high end addiciton treatment center in Silicon Valley (Newsweek thinks we're #3 or 4 in CA year over year) . We are focused on serving big tech employees and their loved ones. However expanding this year to service Veterans and First Responders. I am in addiction treatment field since###-###-#### Came to Bay Area in in 2017 to manage and refurbish for a sale a faltering business and, well, here I am. Became owner by first becoming a partner and then buying out the founder. I am here as I am interested in the search funds / SBA aquisitions, but it does not really make sense to expand by buying actual practices to me. (I can expand cheaper). Anyhow I would not recommend jumping into a Mental Health / Addiciton as a business for a searcher coming from somewhere else. But open to answer questions

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