In the fall of 2021, I attended Harvard Business School's ETA conference- long before buying a business was "cool" and online guru's had flooded the space. I was blown away. Cambridge was beautiful and the people were incredible. I met traditional and self-funded searchers. Investors who had been active in the space for decades. The original ETA professors themselves: Rick and Royce. I was quickly drawn in by the possibility of acquiring a business of my own and soaked up as much as I could from the various conference sessions. But there was one huge question I couldn't seem to answer.... "How were they actually searching for businesses to buy?" I understood the theory but how is it done tactically? The actual day-to-day? It seemed like a huge secret. After meeting with successful buyers, industry professionals, investors, and other searchers I always got the same types of advice: - Build an off-market deal funnel - Teams of interns for cold outreach was effective (email, calling, etc) - Access databases of owner information to identify potential targets - Build a professional on-market profile so brokers, investors, and sellers take you seriously All of this made sense theoretically, but without a background in B2B sales I didn't know how to do ANY of it. It took me years or trial and error and over a dozen interns to finally make any progress. And we know how that turned out... 🫠 So, when I started Searcher School I wasn't sure what the response would be. But after, 10 months, 14 Live Challenges, and 100+ students who have attended the various live sessions the feedback has been overwhelming. (Just look at all the positive feedback!) You have the same questions, and challenges, I had as a new searcher: - Lack of deal flow - How to raise investor capital - Don't know how to set up systems to search effectively Plus- AI is here and the vast majority of searchers aren't using it. So here's my gift to you ... a 7-Day free trial to all Searcher School Challenges. The AI Mastery Bootcamp will get you using Claude like a pro within one day! 2. The Off-Market Leads Challenge will show you step-by-step how to build an off-market lead funnel so you don't have to rely on brokers. (You'll get your first lead within 60 days - Guaranteed!) 3. And next week's Financial Modeling with Claude crash course will give you everything you need to underwrite your deals with confidence so you can avoid wasting thousands on dead deal costs. 🎁 Plus, I've been working on something new. Join me for the Live Off-Market Leads session next Thursday so you can get an early glimpse. Trust me- there's nothing like this for Searchers! So, if you're ready to get off the sidelines and build real systems in your search that actually work, this is your chance! And with the 7-day free trial, you have nothing to lose. Every month you waste searching inefficiently is costing you real money and driving you towards deal fatigue. 🎟️ Start your free trial here -> redacted I know Searcher School can take your search to the next level. Only you know if it's right for you. redacted See you there, Jed