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by a searcher from Wilfrid Laurier University - School of Business and Economics
in Toronto, ON, Canada

3yrs ago

Looking to connect with both former and current searchers

Hey everyone,

I'm in the process of launching a search fund and want to learn as much as I can upfront.

Ideally I'd like to connect with searchers in each phase of the search fund lifecycle.

Here are a few of the questions I have:
- which sourcing strategies worked best during your search?
- who have been your best investors and why?
- what's something you wish you knew when you were starting out?

Please comment / PM if you're open to a brief chat.

Thanks!

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reply by a searcher 3yrs ago
from Wilfrid Laurier University in Toronto, ON, Canada

Thanks Frankie! Shot you a DM

reply by a searcher 3yrs ago
from Roosevelt University in Boston, MA, USA

Tagging in here. I'd like to meet more traditional searchers as well although I'd like to speak with post-raise searchers and also post-acquisition/post-exit searchers.