Let's find good businesses and give them a great future!

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December 08, 2020

by an investor from INSEAD in Sydney NSW, Australia

Hi Everyone,

Being new to SearchFunder, I thought I should quickly introduce myself...

Since 2013 I've self funded the search / acquisition of 5 businesses and have exited 2. I dropped in as the CEO for two of these businesses for###-###-#### months each, before managing my own succession, now sitting on boards as a Non-Exec. Without realising it, I have been a searcher / investor for almost 8 years - I'm now keen to learn more about this growing / thriving search community (particularly in Aus / NZ) and help others find good businesses to give them a great future!

Based in Sydney (Aus) I'm keen to support the growing search community here by backing, coaching and mentoring searchers through the whole lifecycle of this exciting model (which is relatively new in this region). I'm also an investor / mentor for start-ups (including Blackbird's Startmate) and have recently co-founded a small building products distribution business.

My LinkedIn profile (www.linkedin.com/in/peteseligman) provides more details regarding my broad background and the skills, experience, style I bring to each challenge. I'm looking forward to engaging with the search community through SearchFunder - please reach out, I'd love to chat!

Cheers
Pete

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from Carnegie Mellon University in Chicago, IL, USA
Welcome, Pete. I'd love to follow yours and ^redacted‌'s journeys with search in Aus. My in-laws are Sydneysiders and I'm interested in how search and ETA grows in Aus.
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from University of Sydney in Sydney NSW, Australia
Welcome Peter and congrats on your achievements to date! I’d love to connect and chat - I’m also based in Sydney and looking to kick off a fund early next year after recently exiting a business.
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