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ETA from an Investor's Perspective: Video Interview

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From the archives: WSC's Managing Partner and Co-Founder Badge Stone discusses his experiences as a search fund investor as part of a program presented by Duke's Fuqua School of Business back in 2020. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVtU…

Growth Handbook (Pricing)

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[Note: This post is a chapter of our Growth Handbook, a guide on organic growth for search funds and mid-market operating executives.] Pricing Optimization Warren Buffett has said the single most important decision in evaluating a business…

Second Annual WSC Searcher Activity Survey

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This past month we conducted and reviewed our second annual searcher activity survey – an aggregate report of search strategies, outreach volumes, and searcher outcomes from over 70 searchers in the United States, Mexico, Brazil, and Spain.…

Growth Handbook (Part 1)

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1. Introduction & Objectives Search fund entrepreneurs and investors develop thoughtful and well-researched growth assumptions when underwriting deals. We construct detailed models and populate rows of Excel, backed by insights from expert…