Re-defining my buy box

June 25, 2025
by a searcher from University of Toronto - Joseph L. Rotman School of Management in Toronto, ON, Canada
Hi all, I'm looking for some tips to redefine my buy box. I've been looking at various sectors -- niche B2B services, children's educational programming, etc., and it's more of a situation where I don't know exactly what I want.
This criteria is leading to low deal flow and non-scalable processes ("I know a good deal when I see it"). I'm stuck on how to build this out with better focus. I would love something that needs operational improvements (which fits with my background), but this seems impossible to find without going into a conversation with the seller (and is non scalable).
My background is in tech startups, but I'm looking to avoid this area because of the uncertainty that AI. I'm also not interested in blue collar businesses because it's an area I'm nether interested nor strong in. My strengths are around operational improvements (tools / systems / processes, financial understanding, strategic and operational planning, metrics / KPIs, hiring, etc.). I'm looking at businesses in the $200k - $500k SDE range (which I know is smaller than most others here).
I'm hoping to get some practical advice on how to create a more well defined buy box from the community.
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