CT/NYC Metro - UVA Third Year Looking to Connect

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by an member from University of Virginia
in Charlottesville, VA, USA

1yr ago

CT/NYC Metro - UVA Third Year Looking to Connect

Hello all, I’m a rising third year at UVA that has recently discovered the search space! I’m looking to close a gap in my knowledge about the searcher’s ultimate tech stack. I’m specifically hoping to meetup with experienced searchers in the NYC metro/CT area who are willing to share more about their technology toolkit, your favorite platforms you use everyday, advice for growing my tech stack, or really anything at all along these lines. Happy to hear from anyone anywhere in the world via email, LinkedIn, or even jump on a call! Thanks to this wonderful community for being a resource I can turn to. Get in touch with me, Aadira, at redacted

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reply by a searcher 1yr ago
from Washington and Lee University in New Orleans, LA, USA

Hi Aadira, Megan McGee, the Director of ETA at UVA Darden might be a great resource for you to connect with if you have not already. I have seen a few search fund conferences host tech stack-specific sessions as well.

reply by a searcher 1yr ago
from University of Virginia in New York, NY, USA

Hey ^redacted‌ - always happy to help a fellow (soon-to-be) UVA grad. Here are some resources I personally use and recommend: 1) ETA IQ (redacted: A financial modeling and CRM platform built specifically for Searchers. It's solid for both deal and contact tracking, and especially helpful on evaluating opportunities with its built-in financial model. 2) Zoominfo (redacted: A data enrichment platform I use to spin up lead lists for proprietary search in sectors I'm targeting. I've spoken to a few people who use Clay (redacted and feel it's a better solution, but I've been pretty happy with Zoominfo. 3) Surfe (redacted: Another data scrapping tool, but built specifically for LinkedIn. Zoominfo is great, but this is a good supplemental tool. Happy to chat further if you'd like, feel free to send me a DM.