Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition (ETA) Resources

The ETA ecosystem continues to rapidly expand and evolve globally, driven by growing interest and innovation within the relevant communities. Over time, I’ve compiled this list of valuable resources that significantly aided my own education and exploration in ETA. I’m delighted to share it here, hoping others will find it equally beneficial. Please actively contribute by sharing any additional resources or suggestions in the Comments section below. Many thanks in advance! Books: • Buy Then Build – Walker Deibel • HBR Guide to Buying a Small Business – Richard S. Ruback & Royce Yudkoff • Search Funds & Entrepreneurial Acquisitions – Jan Simon • A Practical Guide to Buying a Business – Robert Chalfin • Main Street Millionaire – Codie Sanchez • Glossary of Search Fund Terms – Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition Publications: • Search Fund Primer - Stanford • Search Fund Transformations: A Path to Excellence – IESE • International Search Funds – IESE 2024 • 2024 Search Fund Study – Stanford • ETA Conference 2025 Highlights - INSEAD Podcasts: • Acquiring Minds • Think Big, Buy Small • ETA Insider (Polsky Center) • Buy & Build – Paul Quirk • Minds Capital – Will Smith & Niklas James • 50X (Colossus) X (formerly Twitter) Accounts: • EndresenHeather • Sam_Rosati • SMBDealGuy • Whentheresawill • Walkerdeibel • Codie_Sanchez Instagram Accounts: • searchfundstu • codiesanchez • smbdealhunter • smb.pe • novastone_capital Upcoming Events & Conferences: • Stanford Search Fund CEO Conference###-###-#### Palo Alto, 3-4th September • Roll Up Europe – London, September TBC • McGuireWoods Independent Sponsor Conference – Dallas, 14-15th October • Harvard Business School ETA Conference – Boston, October TBC • IESE Search Fund Conference – Barcelona, October TBC • Gerald Edelman ETA Awards 2025 – London, 5th November • Booth-Kellogg ETA Conference – Chicago, 19th November • IE Search Fund Forum – Madrid, November TBC Communities: • Searchfunder.com Please comment below with any additional resources or suggestions!