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I have yet to see a Search Fund run by a recent MBA-grad that wasn't dogshit. Best ones are typically someone in their late-30s/early-40s that already has operating exp at a senior level. 

"If you don't have any enemies in life you have never stood up for anything" - Winston Churchill | "It's a testament to the sheer belligerence of the profession that people would rather argue about the 'risk-adjusted returns' of using inferior tooth cleaning methods." - kellycriterion
 

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