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by a searcher from Columbia University - Columbia Business School
in Washington, DC, USA

1yr ago

New to search? Here are some helpful resources.

Hi all,

If you’re new to search, here’s a list of resources to get you started. No particular order, just a few items to help you ramp up quickly.

Basic Search Topics

Traditional vs self-funded economics: redacted
Webinar on simple SMB LBOs: redacted
Quick primer on equity step up: redacted
Learn about add-backs: redacted
Negotiation mistakes: redacted
Seller notes: redacted

Helpful newsletters

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Company Research

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Direct Mail

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Tech stack

I keep it simple & cheap with:
- Google Sheets for my pipeline (see example here: redacted)
- Dropbox for my files
- Streak for Gmail (free version) redactedredacted
- Trello for tasks (free version) redacted
- Website with redacted (cheapest version)

Do you have other links/resources? Share them down below in the comments :)
Best,  
David

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reply by a searcher 8mos ago
from University of Pennsylvania in New York, NY, USA

Thanks!

reply by a searcher 7mos ago
in New York, NY, USA

Great list!