<p>I got to sit down with Saumil Jariwala to discuss his path to private equity, including my path from consulting (not banking!) to PE. We also spend a substantial amount of type talking about the history and opportunity in the search fund space, a small but rapidly growing and highly profitable segment of private equity. </p> <p><br></p> <p>For those who listen to the full episode, here are links to some of the additional educational resources Saumil mentions during the interview: </p> <p> 1) Stanford GSB Study: <a href="https://www.gsb.stanford.edu/faculty-research/case-studies/2022-search-fund-study-selected-observations" target="_blank">https://www.gsb.stanford.edu/faculty-research/case-studies/2022-search-fund-study-selected-observations</a><br>2) HBR Review: <a href="https://hbr.org/2017/01/buying-your-way-into-entrepreneurship" target="_blank">https://hbr.org/2017/01/buying-your-way-into-entrepreneurship</a></p> <p>3) Buy Then Build: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Buy-Then-Build-Acquisition-Entrepreneurs-ebook/dp/B07JKM2F5Q" target="_blank">https://www.amazon.com/Buy-Then-Build-Acquisition-Entrepreneurs-ebook/dp/B07JKM2F5Q</a></p> <p>4) List of prominent search fund investors: <a href="https://searchfund.org/" target="_blank">https://searchfund.org/</a></p>