Mission
The purpose of ETA@Kellogg is to educate, equip, and inspire Kellogg MBA students to pursue Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition upon graduation or within 5 years of graduating from KSM through community, alumni, and professional support.
The purpose of ETA@Kellogg is to educate, equip, and inspire Kellogg MBA students to pursue Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition upon graduation or within 5 years of graduating from KSM through community, alumni, and professional support.
Active in the vibrant ETA community, regularly attending events, and contributing thought leadership.
Highly connected in the ETA ecosystem, both as entrepreneurs and investors
Drawing high-impact investors and former operators to campus to share their wisdom and insights.
Sep 21 | 12:15pm - 1:15pm
Most people who want to run a company assume they have to start one. There's a second path: buy a small, profitable business and step in as CEO on day one. This session covers the fundamentals of ETA — what it is, how the deals get financed, and what the searcher's economics actually look like. We'll walk through the main models (traditional funded search, self-funded search, independent sponsor, and search accelerators), the typical target profile (small, boring, durable, and cash-generating), and the realistic timeline from raising search capital to acquisition to operating. We'll also be direct about the trade-offs: the compensation cut during the search years, the base rates on finding a deal at all, and the operating reality of running a 30-person business in an unglamorous industry. Open to all students. No prior background required.
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Oct 1 | 12:15pm - 1:15pm
Join the Kellogg ETA Club for lunch with Mark Sinatra and ETA Equity, a traditional search fund investor. Topic to be announced.
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Oct 6 | 12:15pm - 1:15pm
Join the Kellogg ETA Club for lunch with Miramar Equity Partners, a traditional search fund investor. Topic to be announced.
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Oct 8 | 12:15pm - 1:15pm
Join the Kellogg ETA Club for lunch with Peterson Partners, a traditional search fund investor. Topic to be announced.
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Oct 13 | 12:15pm - 1:15pm
Join the Kellogg ETA Club for lunch with Anacapa, a traditional search fund investor. Topic to be announced.
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Oct 15 | 12:15pm - 1:15pm
Join the Kellogg ETA Club for lunch with Trilogy Search Partners, a traditional search fund investor. Topic to be announced.
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Oct 22 | 12:15pm - 1:15pm
Join the Kellogg ETA Club for lunch with Paltus Capital, a traditional search fund investor. Topic to be announced.
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Oct 27 | 12:15pm - 1:15pm
Join the Kellogg ETA Club for lunch with Tom & Dave Investments and Kellogg alumn/searcher Daniel Lazier, a traditional search fund investor. Topic to be announced.
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Oct 29 | 12:15pm - 1:15pm
Join the Kellogg ETA Club for lunch with Futaleufu Partners, a traditional search fund investor. Topic to be announced.
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Nov 3 | 12:15pm - 1:15pm
Join the Kellogg ETA Club for lunch with Ventura, a traditional search fund investor. Topic to be announced.
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