The Found & Funded Podcast
The Found & Funded Podcast
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Found & Funded, the Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition podcast for searchers by search experts, where we explore the route to business ownership without having that million dollar idea.
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The podcast explores key topics surrounding Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition, such as securing investments, raising search funds, and navigating business ownership without a groundbreaking idea. Example episodes include 'How ETA is attracting venture capital and private equity investors', which delves into securing investment, and 'Secrets for raising your search fund: What investors look for', focusing on effective fundraising strategies.
Found & Funded, the Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition podcast for searchers by search experts, where we explore the route to business ownership without having that million dollar idea.
In this episode of the Found & Funded Podcast, we’re joined by Jan Simon, an investor, academic, and all-round leading voice in the global search fund industry.
To say Jan has a diverse background is something of an understatement. From time in elite military units to senior roles at global investment banks, and from trading emerging markets to shaping the next generation of entrepreneurs in the classroom, his career spans multiple disciplines, industries, and continents.
Today, he is the Managing Partner of Vonzeo Capital, a Professor at the IESE Business School, and the Academic Director of the IESE International Search Fund Center. Plenty to keep him busy, then.
Taking time from his schedule to join the show, Jan provides a masterclass for any aspiring entrepreneur or searcher. We discuss everything – from personal experiences to advice for those starting out, including:
– Learning about search funds from Rob Johnson while teaching in Barcelona
– Why the search fund model stood out to him
– Writing his book, Search Funds & Entrepreneurial Acquisitions: The Roadmap for Buying a Business and Leading it to the Next Level, which has since become a go-to industry resource
– Transitioning from global finance to academia and investing
– What he looks for when backing search fund entrepreneurs
– The most common mistakes people make during their search
– Sectors and markets with untapped potential
– How the special forces shaped his future career
This episode is jam-packed with insights for anyone interested in search funds, entrepreneurship through acquisition, and the realities of becoming a CEO for the first time – something our host, Carl Lundberg, can relate to.
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