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searcher Harvard University - Harvard Business School London School of Economics and Political Science, University of London

ANYONE DOING A HYPERTARGETTED GEOGRAPHIC SEARCH (IE JUST ONE CITY)?

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investor Harvard University - Harvard Business School Harvard University - 06/02/2019

Happy to discuss. We did a successful & quite narrow geographic search. I’m a big believer in geographic searches. Feel free to email me at [redacted] to set up a time to chat.

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searcher London Business School Fundação Getulio Vargas, São Paulo - Escola de Administração de Empresas de São Paulo San Diego State University - 06/05/2019

Hi Greg, I am currently considering going for a either a broad or narrow search. Would you mind me reaching out as well?

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professional University of Southern California - 06/03/2019

The more narrow your search (especially if you are not already known by your target companies) the bigger benefit you will get by building relationships with sources of referral to potential sellers. Heavy online presence, too, helps. (Everyone Googles everyone to screen them; everyone Googles me. Expect it.)

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searcher The University of Michigan - Stephen M. Ross School of Business Vanderbilt University - 06/04/2019

I'm limiting my search to a few cities and have spoken to many searchers who did a geographically limited search. Happy to chat about what I've learned, email me at [redacted]

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searcher London Business School Fundação Getulio Vargas, São Paulo - Escola de Administração de Empresas de São Paulo San Diego State University - 06/05/2019

Hi Kevin, I am currently considering going for a either a broad or narrow search. Would you mind me reaching out as well?

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searcher The University of Michigan - Stephen M. Ross School of Business Vanderbilt University - 06/06/2019

Happy to chat Celso.

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searcher Harvard University - Harvard Business School University of Utah - 06/04/2019

I did a search focused on deals within a 45 minute drive from my house. Happy to chat.

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searcher Gordon Institute of Business Science, University of Pretoria - 06/04/2019

Our search is limited to Dubai and Abu Dhabi in the UAE, but the focus is definitely on Dubai. Happy to discuss - [redacted]

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professional University of Oregon - Charles H. Lundquist College of Business - 06/05/2019

We have used LI Sales Navigator successfully to laser target specific geos. Assume your already using this?

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searcher Gordon Institute of Business Science, University of Pretoria - 06/05/2019

Sales navigator is the cornerstone of our sourcing in Dubai. The response rates are much higher than direct outreach and the response times for most of our owners were pretty good.

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professional University of Oregon - Charles H. Lundquist College of Business - 06/07/2019

Have you tried combining LI Outreach and Email in coordination?

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searcher Harvard University - Harvard Business School Duke University - 11/04/2019

Keen to hear and talk more about this as well, Wondering if I'd have to bump out my target radius by another ~50mi to get access to another mid-size (>2.5M population) MSA and gear up for a very long commute every day... Let me know if you want to trade some notes.

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searcher University of Virginia University of Florida - 11/06/2019

We focused on a 90 minute drive from Tampa and we thought there was a big enough population of companies to pursue -- but it did mean we had to be flexible about some things (nature of the business, industry, etc.) -- happy to share our experiences if anyone is interested.

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searcher Harvard University - Harvard Business School University of Michigan - Ann Arbor - 11/06/2019

I did a super focused search in Pittsburgh and was able to buy a company after a year. Deal flow was extremely slow. Had to be creative on my search parameters.

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intermediary ESSEC Business School - 11/06/2019

Sam, what data base do you find to be most productive for a geographical search?

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searcher University of Virginia University of Florida - 11/07/2019

With a geo-focused search we knew the population would be small, so we used everything we could get our hands on (some we paid for, some were free), We scrubbed LI and a few other resources too. I don't think there is a silver bullet here, just a lot of hard work. Happy to discuss more, just DM me.

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searcher Dartmouth College University of Oxford - 11/06/2019

I am focusing on driving distance from Austin, TX. One thing I've found helpful is taking a high-touch approach...there isn't an endless list of prospects, but if you can get coffee with someone and build a relationship, that can unlock networked opportunities that would be harder to uncover through email/phone calls only.

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searcher Harvard University - Harvard Business School McGill University - 11/07/2019

Email me and we can discuss

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searcher Harvard University - Harvard Business School Northeastern University - 11/10/2020

Thank you everyone for the thoughts above. This is great. I'm contemplating a search focused in New England.

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searcher The University of Chicago - Booth School of Business University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Purdue University - 11/10/2020

I did a self funded search in the Indianapolis area for nearly 18 months, but felt like limiting to just this area was too constraining. A couple LOIs but no close.

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searcher Rowan University Richard Stockton College of New Jersey - 11/10/2020

Have been testing this for the past 2 months, deals are around but not in the ideal revenue range I'm seeking

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