TAKING THE DROP

The drop signifies the decisive moment where acquisition entrepreneurs must demonstrate courage, adaptability, and strategic thinking to navigate the challenges and complexities of searching for and acquiring a business. Here, you’ll find tips and insights for carving your way down the face of a wave for the ride of your life. 
AI, Ownership, and Opportunity: What’s Ahead This Month
AI, Ownership, and Opportunity: What’s Ahead This Month

The available research cannot answer that question directly. But it offers two useful lenses: what we know about returns and value creation in the search-fund space, and what early research tells us about AI’s effect on productivity, entrepreneurship, and firm performance.

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The $14,000 Senior-Living Question
The $14,000 Senior-Living Question

Information is everywhere, but true entrepreneurial infrastructure is rare. This update explores how we are building the real-time guidance and compounding networks entrepreneurs need to move farther, faster, and with fewer preventable mistakes.

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Will AI Improve Returns on Search Fund Acquisitions?
Will AI Improve Returns on Search Fund Acquisitions?

The available research cannot answer that question directly. But it offers two useful lenses: what we know about returns and value creation in the search-fund space, and what early research tells us about AI’s effect on productivity, entrepreneurship, and firm performance.

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UPenn Venture Lab Joins VAULT
UPenn Venture Lab Joins VAULT

Turning philosophy into practice through three collaboration lanes: Access, Capital, and Experience. Learn how we are building structured partnerships to create investor-ready searchers and turn entrepreneurial stories into usable equipment for the journey ahead.

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ACE: our 3 collaboration lanes
ACE: our 3 collaboration lanes

Turning philosophy into practice through three collaboration lanes: Access, Capital, and Experience. Learn how we are building structured partnerships to create investor-ready searchers and turn entrepreneurial stories into usable equipment for the journey ahead.

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Growing Together
Growing Together

Information is everywhere, but true entrepreneurial infrastructure is rare. This update explores how we are building the real-time guidance and compounding networks entrepreneurs need to move farther, faster, and with fewer preventable mistakes.

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Real advice that untangles
Real advice that untangles

Explore real guidance in entrepreneurship with free sessions and consultations. Learn more at Fetch Strategies and be prepared for success.

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August, The Sunday of Summer
August, The Sunday of Summer

Karen’s monthly newsletter sharing trends, news and upcoming events. We’re opening our new CEO Roundtable to a wider community of founders and CEOs, making this supportive, high-impact network more accessible to leaders at every stage of operating a business.

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Time to Close?
Time to Close?

When it comes to buying a small business, everyone wants a quick close—yet the reality is often far more unpredictable. Whether you’re hoping for a lightning-fast deal or bracing for a long haul, the numbers may surprise you. Read or listen to the full article to see what the data really says about closing timelines.

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What Finish Line?
What Finish Line?

Karen discusses the importance of beginning with the end in mind and the risks of not thinking beyond the close of a deal.

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Don’t Shop Like a Teen
Don’t Shop Like a Teen

You might assume that experienced professionals wouldn’t approach buying a business the same way tweens shop for trendy items. But, whether they realize it or not, that’s often exactly what they’re doing. Read or listen to the full article.

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