Transition from a fully self funded to partnered search model

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by a searcher
in San Jose, CA, USA

1yr ago

Transition from a fully self funded to partnered search model

Hi, one of my friends and I have been speaking about doing a search together. I would love to hear thoughts from anyone (or speak with if you are open to it) who has created a partnership this way and what all I need to consider / put into formal agreements.

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reply by an admin 1yr ago
from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Portland, OR, USA

^redacted have previously commented on Partnered Search and might be able to help here.

reply by a searcher 1yr ago
from The University of Texas at Austin in Austin, TX, USA

If you are doing traditional, two key items we heard: 1) how long have you known each other? There is a lot of bumps in this journey, and there needs to be something more deep that help you stick together as a partnership and 2) Complimentary skills. Feel free to reach out to me on LinkedIn and we can coordinate some time to give you further thoughts.