Introduction

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

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• Oberle Risk Strategies - Search Fund Team

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