Self funded searchers - How many deals are you looking in a week?

by a searcher from Rice University - Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Business

May 06,2022

I came across a data suggesting 2000 to 9000 deal outreach "per week" for a self funded searcher before getting to the next stage. Most of the solo, self funded searchers are doing brokered outreach. As per IBISWorld there are only 4,058 Business Brokers Businesses in the US in###-###-#### I am not on the email list for the entire brokers as I am doing a regionally focused search. 

How many deals per week are you are screening at realistically? 
Are you using Interns?
Are you using 3rd party services?
Please comment.

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searcher from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

I'm geo- and industry-focused so I'm only making a few outreaches per week. If I scaled up or looked wider, maybe 100/week, but at a cost of personalization.

03/13/2023 | like reply | 0 likes

searcher from Harvard University - Harvard Business School

I spoke to a lot of people - I think it make sense to understand what your own rhythm is and what works best for you. Spray and pray vs. targeted approach

01/10/2023 | like reply | 0 likes

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