Struggling Operators?

March 20, 2025

by a searcher from University of Arizona in Phoenix, AZ, USA

The % of Searchers that actually close on a deal is not better than Ted Williams' batting average. Good for baseball, bad for business.

Why? To be an effective Searcher one requires the skills that rare a single person has.
1- Sourcing
2- Analyzing
3- Modeling
4- Persisting
5- Structuring
6- Capital Raising/Investing
7- Advising
All the while relentlessly
8- Persisting,
9- Wooing, and
10- Networking. And, again. Then...
11- Operating
12- Leading

If you're an operator struggling with 1-10...
Reach out. Being part of a team will get you across the finish line.
https://www.kwibblecap.com/operatingpartners

My email is: redacted

Reply by a searcher
from The University of Chicago in Boston, MA, USA

^redacted‌ I'm not your target audience, but wanted to say I appreciate the post. Skills 1-10 are very different than 11 and 12. Good luck in your search for operators.

Reply by a searcher
from University of Arizona in Phoenix, AZ, USA

Thanks, Erik!

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