As I explore a search fund as a career path, a clear point of consideration is what if things don't work out and what are the career implications.
Namely:
1) if you're part of the 33% who did not find a good enough deal to invest in, how can you spin your experience of having searched for ~2 years and failed to have acquired a business?
2) if you're part of the 17% of searchers who do acquire but end up losing your/investors money?
Of course not acquiring is preferable to acquiring a bad company and is the best decision, but it would be good to hear experiences around the career implications of both "negative" outcomes, especially in a UK context.
Many thanks!
Career contingencies - what do you do when things don't work out?

by a searcher from IE Business School
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