Any recommendations for a "buyer's coach"?

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by a searcher from Texas A&M University
in Dallas, TX, USA

3yrs ago

Any recommendations for a "buyer's coach"?

Does anyone have vetted recommendations for formal coaching/advisory/support during self-funded search?

A lot of the search process feels like you're progressing through a dark cave by trial and error. Are there experienced coaches that can walk with you and bring a map and lantern?

Feel free to DM me if you have anything specific that you'd rather not share publically. Thanks!

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reply by a professional 3yrs ago
from Rice University in Jeffersonville, West Norriton, PA 19403, USA

^redacted‌ David - I created my company Alchemy Early Stage expressly for the need you expressed in your post. DM me and we can set a call to discuss the process. We provide support in strategy, due diligence, tangible and intangible value assessment, funding strategy and operational execution. DM or email redacted

reply by an investor 2yrs ago
from McGill University in San Diego, CA, USA

David, for what it's worth, your dilemma underlies the key reason accelerators exist. Launching a search from scratch involves a heavy administrative burden (develop a website, a back office, a CRM, populate the CRM with data, develop an internship program and figure out how to recruit, investor reporting, to name a few), and also requires searchers to do a lot of things they may not have expertise in (like hire a Q of E provider, negotiate a working capital peg, find debt providers, etc). Accelerators were set up to help searchers hit the ground running, enabling them to focus their time on where they have expertise. Blind spots and talent gaps are then handled by each searcher's partners. Think of it as a baseball player coming up to the plate with the benefit of having a 3rd base coach, 1st base coach, bench coach, analytics team, and teammates sharing notes on which pitches to swing at, and which ones to lay off of,