Anthony Fiedler
@fiedlerfyi
Anthony Fiedler
Careers and Interviewing
Coach Erika on Lenny’s Newsletter (free article) to Discuss How to Pass Any First-Round Interview
Sections of example frameworks and interviews for phone and first interviews
Laid out STAR examples and difficult times
Keeping things brief, within 2-4 past years of projects
Staying clear, concise and detailed
Here’s a summary of my thoughts to my friend.
1. Having a freedom number You can’t work on a big financial project like a business without having some idea of where you’re headed. Especially now that you’re starting to experience resentment. You’ve got to know what you’re aiming for. So what exactly is the number at which you’d be prepared to
Exceptional Startups Are Needles in a Haystack. So the Best VCs Build Needle Magnets.
Hunter Walkhunterwalk.com
Venture Capital and Startup Building
Investing as a VC firm or startup magnet hunting - what is your way to attract
For anybody starting a business, here's all of the tools that we use at aragon.ai. (We hit $1M ARR in 4 months, $4M+ ARR in 1+ years):
Admin:
• Clerky - incorporation
• Brex - credit card and banking
• Notion - personal task management, team kanban board, and company documentation
• Google Workspace
• Stripe - payments
• Slack
• Rippling - payroll
• Deel -
Startup Building and Writing and AI Creation
Tech stack for software as a service AI generator
New Deal Checklist - Andy Vandenberg (Twitter)
docs.google.com
ETA - Entrepreneurship through Acquisition and M&A
New Deal Checklist
Setting values/metrics/criteria for deals
Ranking/Priorities
Sourcing
Sourcing Strategy That’S Worked In 48 Hours And No One Is Talking About - Searchfunder
searchfunder.com
Text from article, focused on Deal Flow
When it comes to sourcing your next deal, everyone knows the usual strategies:
Cold email/mailers
Cold calls
ZoomInfo lists
Marketplaces like BizBuySell
Networking with CPAs, attorneys, and brokers
… and so many more.
But here’s a strategy I rarely see mentioned – digital marketing with targeted ads
Over the last few months, I’ve been using LinkedIn ads to source off-market deals quickly, and it’s been a game-changer. No Sales Navigator account required to run ads.
Here’s how it works:
- Set up your ads campaign
- Target companies in any industry
- Target by revenue (i.e. $1M, $5M, $10M+ in revenue)
- Show ads only to CEOs or business owners.
- Sellers interested in selling, fill out a form, opt into the funnel, and one of our virtual assistants follows up to set up the introductory call, then automatically added to a nurturing sequence to stay top of mind.
The results for me so far:
- I’ve started building a strong deal pipeline (over 100+ sellers in that pipeline)
- Have gotten deals under LOIs for my partners and I after launching these campaigns.
- Qualified sellers come to me within 48hrs, ready to discuss selling their business (this timeframe varies depends on the search)
One of my pipeline examples:
By the way, this is not free!
The cost? I spend about $1,500-$2,500/month on ads. I can easily turn it on or off as needed. So I have full control over this.
If traditional methods are taking too long or you're struggling to find the right companies, this system could accelerate your deal flow.
If you want to learn more, I’d be happy to help or even set it up for you.
Success love speed! Let’s fast-track the search process and start getting results.
Optifino - proper, optimized Life Insurance policies
Converting Term, decreasing or reducing premiums
Expanding Death Benefits
Greatest comeback - setting timeframe, deciding to take action and a good read to remind yourself how it’s on you (us/me).
I spend my time focusing on financial analysis and deal execution because I believe that thorough due diligence and strategic planning are crucial for successful mergers and acquisitions (and I want to create impactful growth opportunities for businesses).
I spend my time focusing on data-driven decision making because I believe that leveraging
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