Interested in purchasing or investing in a small private business? Don't miss this episode with Alex Bridgeman of Think Like an Owner Podcast, which is a podcast with small company owners and investors on how to acquire and run small companies, with a focus on search funds, micro private equity, and permanent capital.
In this conversation we discuss why investing in small private businesses is so interesting, finding deal flow for investors, search funds and overall what Alex has learned after 30+ conversations with investors in this space. There are tremendous disconnects in this VERY inefficient market and it is a very interesting space for interested investors. Alex has learned a lot about how to get started and succeed in this space, benefit from his hours of work and learn how to get involved with this exciting growing market.
Enjoy this conversation with Alex Bridgeman.
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Show Notes
0:00:00 Welcome and context
0:05:24 What is your background?
0:11:35 How would you classify the topics on the Think like an Owner podcast?
0:16:00 What are the main drivers for the increase of searchfunds?
0:18:31 What type of investors usually invests in these searchfunds?
0:22:04 What are rolling funds?
0:28:23 Key takeaways from your 28+ podcast episodes?
0:35:14 What are your goals from browsing through Craigslist?
0:37:01 How should someone get started with buying a business?
0:41:00 How much money you should be investing in searchers?
0:47:11 Is the searcher someone that could be the future operator of the business?
0:48:56 What are the most common mistakes that investors are making?
0:50:51 What is the best networking tool in this space?
0:52:17 Where can people find out more about you?
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