
About this podcast
A podcast series featuring all things related to search funds and entrepreneurship through acquisition. Hosted by Brian O'Connor, Adjunct Professor of Entrepreneurship at the University of Chicago's Booth School of Business and Managing Partner of NextGen Growth Partners.
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ETA Insider Podcast
About this podcast
A podcast series featuring all things related to search funds and entrepreneurship through acquisition. Hosted by Brian O'Connor, Adjunct Professor of Entrepreneurship at the University of Chicago's Booth School of Business and Managing Partner of NextGen Growth Partners.
Latest episodeA Decade of ETA Insider: When Search “Goes Wrong”
Recent episodes
- A Decade of ETA Insider: Why Capital Structure Is Still Everything in the Lower Middle Market31 Jul · 27 min
- A Decade of ETA Insider: The Things They Don't Put in the Syllabus30 Jun · 31 min
- AI, Seller Integrity, and Smarter ETA Deals29 May · 33 min
- Split Roles, Shared Vision: Making Partnerships Work in ETA24 Apr · 32 min
- Unpacking the Self-Funded ETA Experience27 Mar · 24 min
- Building Trust and Curiosity as an Operator27 Feb · 30 min
- Military Leadership Meets Small Business Ownership30 Jan · 24 min
- From Diligence to Dashboards: How Finance Shapes Search Success2 Dec 2025 · 26 min
- Redefining ETA in the Public Markets31 Oct 2025 · 27 min
- Hard Lessons, Resilience, and the Future of ETA29 Sept 2025 · 32 min