2 searchers, Kaustubh Deo & Kevin Bibelhausen, share how they found investors to provide money to buy their businesses. Topics in Kevin and Kaustubh’s interview:
How Twitter helps searchers learn and network
How Kevin found investors after his funding fell through
How they selected investors
What a good pitch meeting looks like
How they communicate with investors post-acquisition
The power of superconnectors when raising funds
The size of their cap tables
How they organized their contacts while pitching investors
How to get the most equity in your business
The most gratifying and stressful parts of running their businesses
Links and how to contact Kevin and Kaustubh:
Kaustubh’s LinkedIn

Kevin’s LinkedIn

Kevin’s Twitter

Investor List
HBR Guide to Buying a Small Business
Sam Rosati
Tony Cappaert
Lisa Forrest
Mike Botkin
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