How do people balance researching while still holding down a fulltime job

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by a searcher from Massachusetts Institute of Technology - MIT Sloan School of Management
in Denver, CO, USA

2yrs ago

How do people balance researching while still holding down a fulltime job

Would love to hear tips on where people focus before making the jump to fulltime search!

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reply by an intermediary 1yr ago
in Hong Kong

For those who already have a full-time job, researching requires a high degree of time management, finding partners and flexible work arrangements. For example, many search funds are co-founded by two or more partners, which allows the workload to be shared and increases the likelihood of success. However, part-time searching is not recommended. Searching is very exhausting and unless you can prove you are a time management master like doug cook, investors will find it less successful.

reply by a searcher 11mos ago
from University of Central Florida in Orlando, FL, USA

This is great - I want to thank everyone who commented before me. I plan on pursuing part time searching next year and this is the truth and reality that needs to go into prepping for the search