How To Become a Search Fund Entrepreneur With Jason Jackson of Search Fund Credit

May 3, 2024

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Jason Jackson

Jason Jackson is the Co-founder of Search Fund Credit, a credit institution devoted exclusively to search funds. He is the Managing Partner of Barah Capital Partners, a traditional search fund he raised with his partner sponsored by a group of marquee investors. After 18 months of searching, Jason and his partner bought Detroit Dental and renamed it Unified Dental Care, where he is the CEO. He is also a Co-founder of the Black Search Network and a regular guest at Stanford Graduate School of Business.

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Are you interested in becoming an entrepreneur? How can you acquire a business and get investors? What can you learn from someone that has gone through it and used the search fund process? Acquisition through a search fund model is one of the ways to become an entrepreneur, but it’s complicated. After going through the process and making multiple mistakes, Jason Jackson learned what it takes to make it work and has been in the space ever since. To protect your investment, he recommends due diligence on the investors and companies you intend to acquire. It’s also helpful to surround yourself with like-minded entrepreneurs who can help you with resources, advice, and support when you need it. In this episode of The Game is The Game Podcast, Keith Burns sits down with Jason Jackson, Co-founder of Search Fund Credit, to discuss how to go through a successful search fund process. Jason talks about his entrepreneurship journey through acquisitions, the search fund process, mistakes and lessons learned, and the Black Search Network and what it does.

Here’s a glimpse of what you’ll learn:

  • Jason Jackson talks about his interest in people and entrepreneurship
  • Why Jason believes that entrepreneurship is a state of mind
  • When did Jason’s entrepreneurship journey begin — and how was he introduced to the search fund model?
  • Jason’s experience acquiring and running Unified Dental Care
  • How does the search fund process work?
  • What search fund entrepreneurs should avoid
  • Jason’s experience of being a first-time CEO
  • The value of having empathetic and savvy investors during a search fund
  • Mistakes and lessons Jason learned in the search fund process
  • What is Black Search Network, and what does it do?

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Hosted by: Keith Burns
Special Guest: Aaron Thomas
Produced by: Lullwater & Co.
Edited by: Rise25

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