Search Fund starter kit
December 05, 2022
by a professional from University of California, Santa Barbara in Santa Barbara, CA, USA
Hi everyone,
A friend of mine here told me about Search Funds recently. I started to learn about it but couldn’t find more resources other than Stanford’s study and a few others in an organized way.
So, I am putting together a checklist for my own learning and folks like me- new into this space. It’s a kind of starter curriculum:
- Podcasts
- Case studies
- Books and blogs
- Manuals and reports
- Data sourcing platforms
Let me know if you are interested comment here, and I’ll send it to you once I finish it this week.
My current list is here (and it keeps growing):
- Crestpoint Capital SF intern and director manuals.
- Standford SF Primer and study (2022)
- HBS Guide- Buying a small biz
- ETA Podcast of Polsky center
- Jan Simon’s SF book (2021)
- ETA courses and programs list and more...
PS: If you have know any resources, let me know. I want to add them.
from Stanford University in Honolulu, HI, USA
All the podcast/blogs: https://www.searchfunder.com/post/podcasts-for-entrepreneurship-through-acquisition-search-funds
The reading list (the one's on top are considered the required reading): https://www.searchfunder.com/post/beta-test-reading-list-for-acquisition-entrepreneurs
I'm also adding the perks discount page for good measure: https://www.searchfunder.com/post/beta-test-discounts-perks-page
For these AirTables, click the link in the bottom right corner for a full page view.
Here's the link for everything tagged case studies on Searchfunder: https://www.searchfunder.com/article/searchresults?search_string=%22%23case+studies%22
At one point ^redacted, ^redacted and I tagged every case study we could find under this one. So, you should find them there by scrolling back a few pages.
Keep me posted on what you discover. I love to update the info I have.
from University of California, Santa Barbara in Santa Barbara, CA, USA
Thank you for sending great resources. As promised, I completed the Search Funds starter kit. It's a searchable knowledge base for anyone starting with search funds.
Here it is: https://newbusinesstrack.com/
Quick notes
There's a plethora of great resources. So I narrowed it down with these criteria:
1. Last 5 years: Business landscape changes fast. While there're some timeless tools, I chose to focus on newer resources.
2. Explicit focus on Search funds - While business acquisition is a huge topic so I focused on SF for practicality.
3. Intro level - These resources are more for intro level people like me and the goal is to get up to speed in 2 weeks.
You can search, sort and filter by type, name, and year.
If you want to PDF/downloadable version, you can DM or email me redacted If you have suggestions about resources, keywords and comments, please send me a note as well.
I hope this resource helps you get you started fast!
Dogukan