Advice on whether I actually want to be a searcher

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by a searcher from Princeton University
in New York, New York, USA

4mos ago

Advice on whether I actually want to be a searcher

Curious how others approached evaluating why they actually wanted to be searchers. I come from a private equity background and am 30 now. I've felt for years that I've wanted to be an entrepreneur. The idea of owning a variety of small businesses excites me but the path to getting there is scary. I've been running a search for 6 months but now I'm finding my self worried about what the actual day to day will be like in the small business world, especially for the firstredactedmonths Is this just standard cold feet? Curious if others feel / experienced the same

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reply by a searcher 2mos ago
from MCI in Linz, Österreich

Well, operations and leading (blue collar) people is different from working in PE. If you have never operated before, you are up for a ride. But it is worth it.

reply by a searcher 2mos ago
from University of Pennsylvania in New York, NY, USA

I think everyone gets that feeling every once in a while. It's a natural question to ask yourself, but it's also a very personal question only you can answer. I will say that it's probably better that you are realistic enough to ask yourself this question, rather than feeling utterly confident in your ability to operate despite not having had much operating experience (it seems)!