Hi all, I am posting this anonymously because of the sensitivity of the topic and because I would really value the views of other searchers who may have gone through something similar. I am launching a self-funded search fund, but I am doing it part-time for now. The practical reason is simple: I want to save some additional money for my future acquisition and continue covering day-to-day obligations such as housing, school fees for my children and general family expenses. I am fully committed to becoming an operator and eventually acquiring and running a company full-time, but at this stage I need to balance the search with my current professional responsibilities. Nobody at my current employer knows that I am launching a search fund. To the best of my understanding, and based on external legal advice, our internal code does not prohibit investing in private companies; it only restricts investments in listed companies in specific sectors (as you can imagine, our sector). That said, I have no interest in making my search public within my current organization. Even when something is technically permitted, you never know in advance how people may react. There is also a practical career consideration: while I am committed to becoming an operator, I do not want to be excluded from certain professional opportunities that may arise simply because people assume I am already halfway out the door. In the past, I considered launching a search fund a few times, but each time a new professional opportunity came up just as I was starting and I ended up putting the idea aside for another two or three years. My question is how other self-funded searchers have managed LinkedIn during this stage. Should I include that I am the founder of the search fund on my existing LinkedIn profile? Should I create a new LinkedIn profile from scratch for the search fund and keep it separate from my current profile? Or should I simply not include it anywhere on LinkedIn until I am closer to acquiring a company or leaving my current role? I am not looking for ways to hide anything improper or avoid compliance obligations. I am trying to think through the right balance between transparency, deal sourcing, credibility with sellers and intermediaries, and the need to protect my current professional situation while the search is still part-time. Many thanks in advance for any feedback, suggestions, or lessons learned you are willing to share. I would be especially grateful to hear from searchers who launched part-time or self-funded while still employed elsewhere and how they handled visibility, credibility and discretion during the early stages of the search.