Searching in Idaho?

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May 28, 2026

by Luke Tatone from Massachusetts Institute of Technology - MIT Sloan School of Management in Portland, OR, USA

We're working hard to grow the Searchfunder community in Idaho. Please take a moment to introduce yourself below. Some questions to consider answering: Where are you based? What is your background? What's your buy box? Have you acquired yet? Where do you need the most help right now? Where can you provide help to others? Anything else on your mind? We'll be able to have much deeper discussions if you can provide as much detail as possible. A paragraph or two is perfect. Be sure to tag (@) when replying to comments to make sure your sub-comments are read. I have another intro thread for the Pacific Northwest more generally: https://searchfunder.com/post/searching-in-the-pacific-northwest
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Reply by a searcher
from University of Central Florida in Caldwell, ID, USA
Luke, appreciate the tag. Based in Caldwell. Mechanical engineering degree, 20+ years in construction (residential, themed entertainment, then commercial electrical PM). Currently Principal Category Supply Manager at Micron in Boise, exiting at close. Buy box: trades, trade-adjacent, B2B services, manufacturing, distribution. SDE $400K-$2M, EV $1.5M-$5M. Treasure Valley first, then drivable parts of the Mountain West. Asset sales only, no franchises, no restaurants. Started searching November 2025, so about 7 months in. Several LOIs along the way. Two walked for legitimate reasons (one seller refused to produce basic DD docs at full ask, another tried to convert "seller carry" into a price premium at bank rates). Still active and a few things in motion. Help needs: nothing urgent. Mostly looking for direct-to-owner channels in southwest Idaho. Rotary, chamber events, industry meetups where aging owners actually show up. The broker pipeline is producing but I want better at-bats before deals hit the market. Help I can offer: notes on the Idaho broker landscape, SBA lender comparison work (Live Oak, Byline, ICCU vetted), ROBS funding experience (just went through Guidant), and construction trades or electrical contracting DD perspective. Always open to coffee or an adult beverage with anyone working similar geography or industry.
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Reply by a professional
from University of Idaho in Boise, ID, USA
I'm not a searcher, but offer advisory services. I have founded and operate a few businesses here in Boise: A digital marketing agency, an AI consulting firm, and a language school, since about###-###-#### I've also started a few other business a long the way that didn't work out. Through my agency background, I've been deeply involved in a lot of businesses over the years, understanding their operations, value propositions, and marketing and branding. I do really love learning about how different businesses run and provide value to their customers, employees, and owners. The AI consulting business is new and different. We specialize in helping businesses deploy custom llms and agents using on-prem hardware and open source AI models. As far as what I can offer, anything marketing, branding, positioning, and gtm strategy, as well as AI integrations and deployment. Here are some links to the businesses mentioned: crlanguages.com maderightmedia.com borah.ai I'm pretty busy with day-to-day work and have two younger kids that keep me occupied, but I'm happy to do some daytime networking and try to get involved in the Idaho Technology Council and other stuff happening in Boise when I can.
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