How to Raise Money from Investors to Buy a Business

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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