Pros and cons of staying in a job while searching versus a search fund

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by a searcher from University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
in Memphis, TN, USA

6yrs ago

Pros and cons of staying in a job while searching versus a search fund

Why would someone not stay in their current position or seek a good position while searching rather than launching a search fund?

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reply by a searcher 5yrs ago
in Illinois, USA

How long it took for you to find your first LoI ? can you share some metric on your funnel. I am toying with the idea of going full time with my search. Thank you.

reply by a searcher 5yrs ago
from University of Illinois at Chicago in Madison, WI, USA

I would say I was searching part time for about a year. First LOI was signed around month 11 of that year. Admittedly I was not spending as much time as I should have on this (even on a part time basis) which slowed me down. I’d say I was seeing an average of ~20 companies a month during the part time phase. Full time, it was closer to 20 per week (which some would say is still low).