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by an investor
6yrs ago
from Northwestern University
in Tampa, FL, USA
I haven't seen any data, but I expect a low number. Most searchers have not been out of business school long enough to accumulate significant savings and they are usually taking a meaningful pay cut to search. The pay cut is primarily viewed as the investment.
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by a professional
6yrs ago
from St. John's University
in Minneapolis, MN, USA
Great question! In my experience i have seen both, but with the majority of traditional searchers not contributing any of their own money into the fund. Upon a successful search they would be provided profit-interests. Feel free to reach out to me with any additional questions.