Guides for doing it yourself.
Six practical guides to reaching owners and investors by email and LinkedIn. Specific, opinionated, and short enough to read between meetings.
How to approach an owner who isn't selling
The first note, the right tone, and what never to say to someone who didn't ask to hear from you.
Read →From thesis to target list
How to turn what you're looking for into a list of named people worth contacting.
Read →Email and LinkedIn: what owners actually respond to
What each channel is for, how to use them together, and what gets ignored.
Read →Reading replies: what "not now" really means
How to read each kind of reply, when to follow up, and when to stop.
Read →Raising from family offices
How to open the first conversation with a family office without pitching.
Read →Running a search on a clock
A weekly outreach rhythm for searchers that survives a live deal.
Read →See what a team would do for your list.
A one-page plan for your target: team size, how many people you'd reach, and how long your list would last.