Going Self-Funded: What are the main reasons why?

by an investor from Harvard University - Harvard Business School

4 years ago

Interested in learning from the community why more and more searchers are going down the self-funded path!

Thanks,

Greg

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searcher from West Chester University of Pennsylvania

Same risk, more reward. I can't stand the idea of putting everything on the line to make someone else rich (that's what the corporate career was for).

3 weeks ago | like reply | 0 likes

searcher from Emory University - Goizueta Business School

I had shadowed a traditional searcher and self funded searcher when I was exploring which path to take. The self funded searcher had far more control over the search process. The traditional searcher was constantly complaining about his investors and said he had identified businesses that would have met his criteria but his investors wouldn't go for it. I realize it's a small sample size but it influenced my decision to focus on self funded.

2 months ago | like reply | 0 likes

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