Book Recommendations for new searcher

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December 12, 2018

by a searcher from University of Michigan - Ann Arbor in San Francisco Bay Area, CA, USA

What books have or would have helped you as you started to raise the fund or started the search process? 

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from Simon Fraser University in Hong Kong
I just finished John Doerr's Measure what matters, and as a system (Objectives and Key Results) It's used by a lot of firms and focuses on asking the right questions,

https://sloanreview.mit.edu/video/john-doerr-on-okrs-and-measuring-what-matters/
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from Queen's University in Vancouver, BC, Canada
1) Dream Big - Depicts how the Brazilian Trio behind 3G Capital acquired Anheuser-Busch, Burger King and Heinz. Very inspirational read!
2) Buyout: The Insider's Guide to Buying Your Own Company - Great takeaways for learning more about the search fund process
3) The Outsiders: Eight Unconventional CEO's - Walks through the commonalities amongst top-performing CEOs.
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