100 Day Plan Post-Acquisiton Resources

^Searchfunder member‌ I think we found a few examples of 100-day plans from the Search funder archives. I can provide comments as a partner in the deal we just closed this Spring, but not as an active day-to-day partner. So we did come up with a 100-day plan both during diligence and post close. It became less "by the book" in terms of a list, and more focused on the actual problems identified during diligence (alongside meetings with the owner and mgmt). A few key buckets. (1) people (2) growth opportunities (3) barriers / problems to solve to get the company less "stuck". In the few three months, we spend more time on 1 and 3, and then #2, is started to gain great traction. As an operator, I've found it helpful to zero in on the key issues the business is facing, and then rank prioritize then with the owner / mgmt team (if there is one)

Check out Winning Moves by Dan Cremons, The First 90 Days by Michael Watkins and Search Funds by Jan Simon - all have great resources for planning the initial phase of oversight post-closing