If you were starting your search again today, what would you do differently?

searcher profile

November 26, 2025

by a searcher from SDA Bocconi - School of Management in Milan, Metropolitan City of Milan, Italy

Point out key improvements to your search strategy! Very interested
6
50
723
Replies
50
commentor profile
Reply by a searcher
from Emory University in Atlanta, GA, USA
1.) Building better relationships with business brokers. It is easy to get caught up in your own search process/deal flow and forget that building relationships are important. 2.) I would spend more time focused on understanding how cash actually flows in the business. You can stare at P&L and BS all day, but it rarely reflects how the money moves and what it will take to keep the business afloat. 3.) Emotion is part of the decision. Yes - the fundamentals have to be there. But at the end of the day, consider whether this is something you truly have a passion for - versus trying to make a deal work simply because of the numbers. Happy Thanksgiving!!!
commentor profile
Reply by a searcher
from Shenkar School of Engineering & Design in Philadelphia, PA, USA
Take on double to working capital you think!
commentor profile
+48 more replies.
Join the discussion