Acquiring Minds

Reflections After 1 Year of Searching Full Time


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Frustrated searchers: this episode is for you. Jesse Sunquist shares 4 lessons from a year of hunting for a business. 

Topics in Jesse's interview:

  • What he learned going from part-time to full-time searching
  • Why brokers prefer working with full-time searchers
  • "Spouse-funded" searcher
  • How TRULY difficult it is to get your first deal done
  • Embrace change when it comes to your search criteria
  • How personal each searcher's journey is
  • The perils of comparing your search to others'
  • The temptation to buy (very) small
  • Opening your mind to acquiring a franchise
  • Isolation & loneliness during search and how to counteract it
  • The importance of just getting started
  • Over-investing in your tech stack, website, LLC formation, etc. is procrastination

How to reach Jesse and other links:

  • Original post on Searchfunder: Reflections after 1 year of searching full time
  • @jsunquist on Twitter
  • LinkedIn
  • jesse AT mtsophia DOT capital
  • Jesse's search website, Mt Sophia Capital

Get complimentary due diligence on your acquisition's insurance & benefits program:

  • Oberle Risk Strategies - Search Fund Team

Learn more about Walker Deibel's done-with-you buy-side advisory:

  • The Acquisition Lab

Connect with Acquiring Minds:

  • Connect with host Will Smith on LinkedIn
  • Follow Will on Twitter
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