Kellogg Alum Searchers

December 17, 2024

by a searcher from Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management in Chicago, IL, USA

Hey Searcher community,

I am a current Kellogg student and Zell ETA fellow! Alex and Matt have asked me to create a repository of Kellogg alums who are interested in ETA or have acquired a business. If you are in that pool, please comment or shoot me an email at redacted

Many thanks,
Max Pourriahi

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Reply by a professional
from Stanford University in Chicago, IL, USA

My firm, WHIZDOM Inc. specializes in Customer Due Diligence. Prior to acquisition, Customer Due Diligence as well as Financial Due Diligence (QoE) and Legal Due Diligence are required to mitigate risk. Customer Due Diligence should be conducted by a third party like WHIZDOM since searchers are not objective, especially when they are excited about closing a deal. In addition, searchers don’t have the required skills expertise to conduct Customer interviews for Customer Due Diligence. Post acquisition, WHIZDOM interviews Customers for portfolio company CEOs to determine the impact of the acquisition, positively or negatively, on Customer relationships. WHIZDOM also interviews Customers to enable portfolio company CEOs to grow revenues by retaining current Customers, reducing churn and attracting new Customers. Feel free to contact me at Ivy Millman, ###-###-#### or redacted or set up a meeting using https://calendly.com/ivy-millman/phone-meeting

Reply by a searcher
from Northwestern University in Mexico City, CDMX, Mexico

I am a Kellogg alumni. I have acquired several businesses to date as self funded searcher: (landscaping, cleaning) and have invested in a handful of deals in Mexico, US and Spain (roofing, industrial, automotive, cybersecurity) - Happy to chat. redacted

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