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by a searcher from University of Cambridge
in Nashville, TN, USA

4yrs ago

Advice you wish you knew prior to the search

For all my fellow searchers out there, what are some pieces of advice that you wish you knew prior to day one of your search? Specifically around getting things settled/sorted in order to hit the ground running from the very beginning.

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reply by an admin 3yrs ago
from Stanford University in Honolulu, HI, USA

Hi, ^redacted‌: I think I could fill a book and perhaps 2 or 3 on this question alone. In fact, we just finished Nuts & Bolts -- a 6 month class -- to help searchers lay the groundwork you are talking about and to avoid some of the pitfalls that I've heard of. For that class, I feel like we only scratched the surface. I'd recommend checking out some of the interviews of CEOs and investors on the past events page: redacted

Here are a couple to get you started:

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