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Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition Resource Library

For Entrepreneurs

Getting Started - Introductory Materials

Stanford search fund primer ⟶

Best practices for the search phase ⟶

Recent trends ⟶

Stanford study on failure factors ⟶

How to prepare for a search fund during your MBA ⟶

An overview of ETA ⟶

Do you have what it takes to be an entrepreneur?  ⟶

Coursework for aspiring searchers⟶

Finance Training Courses ⟶

Finance Self-Study Guides ⟶

Am I Ready To Search? ⟶

The Psychology and Pitfalls of Search ⟶

Don’t Start Your Own Business — Take One Over ⟶

Why More Entrepreneurs are Choosing To Build Search Funds ⟶

Why More MBAs Should Buy Small Businesses ⟶

How CEOs-In-Waiting Buy the Companies They Want to Run ⟶

MBAs’ Latest Pitch to Investors: Skip the Startup, Invest in Me ⟶

Commonly Asked Questions

Is search the right career path for me? ⟶

Why should I partner with an accelerator? ⟶

How do I fund the search? ⟶

Finding the right capital partner ⟶

Should I limit my search to a specific geography? ⟶

Should I conduct an industry based search? ⟶

Should I become an entrepreneur? ⟶

Exploring Search Fund Entrepreneur Economics ⟶

What are the financial implications behind choosing the career path? ⟶

When Search Funds Don’t Go As Planned (Part 1): 3 Searcher Case Studies ⟶

When Search Funds Don’t Go As Planned (Part 2): Trends & Observations With Jim Sharpe ⟶

Searching Best Practices

Establishing a process ⟶

Establishing seller trust ⟶

Defining selection criteria ⟶

On the nature of revenue ⟶

How to maximize the chance of a 10x outcome ⟶

Why things don’t always work out as planned ⟶

Busting the Biggest Myth About Purchasing and Operating Small Companies ⟶

On the Nature of Modeling and Valuation in a Search Fund Acquisition ⟶

Modeling for Traditional Search Deals – Intro to Building Financial Models ⟶

Sample LBO Model used for ETA Transactions ⟶

How Resilience Works ⟶

Making an Offer

Overview of an LOI ⟶

Debt considerations ⟶

Why valuation is so important ⟶

Establishing seller trust ⟶

If your LOI falls apart ⟶

Due Diligence

What to expect during due diligence ⟶

On the nature of due diligence in a search fund acquisition ⟶

20 key due diligence activities ⟶

A sample of questions to use during due diligence ⟶

Sample due diligence checklist ⟶

Why deals fall apart ⟶

Quality of earnings ⟶

The First Year As CEO

Transitioning the seller after closing ⟶

Taking over the business ⟶

Assessing talent ⟶

Selecting your direct reports ⟶

Communicating with the employees ⟶

Learning the business ⟶

Becoming a salesperson ⟶

Growing revenue ⟶

Pricing for value ⟶

Developing an accountability culture ⟶

Improving communication protocols ⟶

Work-life integration ⟶

Constructing, Managing, and Working with a Board of Directors ⟶

Podcasts

The Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition ⟶

Think Like an Owner ⟶

Messy Marketplace ⟶

Private Equity Funcast ⟶

Owned and Operated ⟶

Buy and Build ⟶

Let’s Buy a Business ⟶

Getting the Deal Done Podcast ⟶

The Search Fund Podcast ⟶

Acquiring Minds ⟶

Sweaty Startup ⟶

Beyond 8 Figures ⟶

‍The Michael Girdley Show ⟶

‍‍In the Trenches ⟶

‍Small Business and Deal Making Podcast ⟶

Books

Search Funds & Entrepreneurial Acquisitions: The Roadmap for Buying a Business and Leading it to the Next Level ⟶

Messy Marketplace ⟶

HBR Guide to Buying a Small Business: Think Big, Buy Small, Own Your Own Company ⟶

Buy Then Build: How Acquisition Entrepreneurs Outsmart the Startup Game ⟶

Recommended Videos

Booth Alumni Series on ETA ⟶

Perspective on Search Funds ⟶

Booth/Kellogg ETA Conference ⟶

7th Annual Booth/Kellogg ETA Conference – NGP Programming ⟶

Brent Beshore, Trish Higgins, and Will Thorndike at Capital Camp ⟶

Irv Grousbeck (Stanford professor) discussion on search funds ⟶

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