How much does the average searcher invest of his/her own capital?

by a searcher from McGill University

4 years ago

Are there any stats on this?

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professional from St. John's University

Great question! In my experience i have seen both, but with the majority of traditional searchers not contributing any of their own money into the fund. Upon a successful search they would be provided profit-interests. Feel free to reach out to me with any additional questions.

4 years ago | like reply | 1 like

investor from Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management

I haven't seen any data, but I expect a low number. Most searchers have not been out of business school long enough to accumulate significant savings and they are usually taking a meaningful pay cut to search. The pay cut is primarily viewed as the investment.

4 years ago | like reply | 1 like

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