Hello Awesome people!.
Our partnered search didn't anchor a lead investor - various reasons sighted ranging from: Over committed, Lack of gray capital, We aren't backing non-collocated searchers, we aren't sponsoring California focused search (we were explicit about whole of US in our discussions)
Decided to put a pause on partnered search till we accumulate more skills & create a compelling profile.
a. Has anyone here successfully changed an Investor's initial No --> Yes? (& willing to share tips?)
b. Is anyone looking to bring on Interns/consultant (pro-bono is fine) to do the due-diligence and financial analyses et al?

Happy to chat other strategies (including self-funded, buying small and re-connecting with a deal with investors) and compare notes incase anyone else has similar experiences! Looking fwd. to connecting! - hitesh