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SOS: LESSONS FROM THE ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE (STORY OF A FAILED ACQUISITION)

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I am a former searcher that acquired a $10MM revenue service company and had to wind down the company after 2 years.  Searchfunder has invited me to share my story on February 9th at 12:00 PM Mountain time.

Here is the link to register:

https://www.linkedin.com/events/s-o-s-lessonsfromthezombieapoca6755999631701893120/

For a preview of the story, Here is a LinkedIn article that I wrote about the experience:

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/johnikalowych_privateequity-insurance-business-activity-6734494256196657152-882S

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searcher Texas Christian University - 01/29/2021

Seems like an interesting event! Will it be recorded?

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searcher London Business School University of California, Los Angeles - UCLA Anderson School of Management - 01/30/2021

I look forward to attending this session. I read your article. Thank you for being vulnerable to share your story.

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searcher Brigham Young University Harvard University - Harvard Business School - 01/30/2021

Thanks for sharing. Looking forward to the event.

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searcher Carnegie Mellon University - Tepper School of Business Cornell University Carnegie Mellon University - 01/31/2021

Looking forward to this!

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