How's it going? Month 4 of the search - less glow, more grind

For searchers
Written By Jake Nicholson

In this video update from early 2022, Ryan is about four months into his search. He's fallen in love with a few opportunities and made offers, but none of these opportunities has moved forward. The search is becoming less glow and more grind, but his hopes remain high.

Hear how COVID is affecting his pipeline, his weekly metrics, and how Ryan keeps the bar high despite a growing hunger to close. Time management remains a focus, and with that comes an emphasis on pre-qualification.

See also Ryan’s 1-month update and 2-month update.

Jake Nicholson

Jake is Managing Director of SMEVentures, a platform for search fund entrepreneurs that supported Australia's first search fund acquisition in 2020.

Heavily involved in search funds since 2011, Jake was a searcher himself before helping build and run Search Fund Accelerator, the world's first accelerator of search funds. He teaches entrepreneurship through acquisition at INSEAD, from which he obtained his MBA and where he currently serves as Entrepreneur in Residence.

In addition to authoring The Search Fund Blog, Jake also hosts The Search Fund Podcast.

http://www.smeventures.com
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