Has anyone had success or challenges with proprietary search?

October 24, 2024
by a searcher from Brown University in New York, NY, USA
Hi friends,
I’m interested in running my own search and would love to hear about your experiences – what worked well and what didn’t.
Your feedback would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!
Konstantine
from Marquette University in Kirkland, WA, USA
Our last five clients deals were 2 from outreach, 2 broker listings, 1 referral. You have to attack all search channels. It's the same for finding a job, finding customers, etc. You also have to do it right, meaning the right communication, effort, frequency, and more. Finding a business to buy (and for a someone selling a business) is a contact sport, the more contacts you make the better your chance of success.
A good analogy is to sales, a bad salesperson waits for the phone to ring while a good salesperson goes out and makes the phone ring.
from Bentley College in Miami, FL, USA
-- https://www.duedilio.com/pros-and-cons-of-outsourcing-deal-origination/
-- https://www.duedilio.com/direct-outreach-for-deal-sourcing-a-business-buyers-guide/
-- https://www.duedilio.com/the-cost-of-deal-sourcing-budgeting-for-success/