Technology Intern JD 171127[1] (PDF)

Job title:

Technology Intern

Position type:

Part-time, flexible hours

Location:

Flexible/remote

Hours per week:

Up to 10 hours per week

Level/Salary Range:

Unpaid Internship

Duration:

4-6 months

Apply to:

lauren@searchfundalliance.org
Search Fund Alliance Overview

The Search Fund Alliance was founded in the fall of 2016 by a visionary group of search fund investors and
experienced CEOs who desire to help search fund entrepreneurs build better companies. Membership is by
invitation only, and our members represent the leading thinkers and practitioners in this expanding field of
investment. As the number of participants in the search fund model continues to grow, the Alliance will help to
ensure that the traditional search fund ethos is retained.
Our broad goals include facilitating mentorship, leveraging shared resources and identifying best practices, all in
the service of building better companies. The programs we have launched, or are in development, include:
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Annual SFA Summit (September 14, 2017—Palo Alto, CA)
Regional roundtable discussions
Library of discussion notes from each event and key resources
Service provider directory
Operating company database that includes entities and individuals actively participating in the search
fund community
www.searchfundalliance.org
Role Overview

The Search Fund Alliance is seeking a Technology Intern who will receive a hands-on learning experience with
many of the core activities of the Alliance. The Intern should expect to develop a fundamental knowledge of the
search fund landscape as well as general training and experience in the Private Equity industry.
We are looking for:
 Highly motivated candidates who have a strong and proven interest in the traditional search fund
model, entrepreneurship and finance.
 Candidates who have a natural curiosity for how businesses work, a tenacious attitude towards
research, are resourceful and have the ability to think independently.
 Candidates who enjoy working with highly accomplished business leaders.
 Someone who derives satisfaction from dotting every I and crossing every T.
 Applicants should be currently enrolled in an MBA program at a top-tier institution.
Details of Technology Intern Role

DATA COLLECTION
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Interacting with Alliance members to collect confidential information on operating companies and
investors such as board affiliations, term sheets, and contact information.
Systematically collecting data updates, particularly when new search funds are raised and new OpCos
are acquired.
Participation in phone calls with search fund investors and CEOs.

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Will receive training on the Dynamo investor database platform as well as the Your Membership
member directory platform.
Maintaining the data integrity of the databases including:
o Inputting information in a timely manner as it is received from CEOs and investors
o Researching and filling in any missing information

OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES
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Weekly calls with Program Manager to discuss progress

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Potential opportunity to attend Alliance events in a staff role
Search Fund Alliance Members

Richard Augustyn

NIP Investments

Rush McCloy

Eyewitness Surveillance

Tomas Bergstrand

Archipelago Ventures

Michael Miles

Operand Group

Lucas Braun

OnRamp

Sandro Mina

Relay Investments

Will Bressman

RIA in a Box

Hal Mottet

Klickitat Fund

Keith Burns

Krueger Gilbert Health Physics

Joe Niehaus

Housatonic Partners

Craig Burr

Matland Capital

M-K O'Connell

M2O, Inc.

Matthew Burr

Matland Capital

Michael O'Connell

M2O, Inc.

Thomas Cassutt

TD Investment Company

Nick Padlo

The Pet Loss Center

Michael Curry

Krueger Gilbert Health Physics

Jason Pananos

Vector Disease Control International

Lew Davies

Cambria Group, LLC

Girish Pashilkar

Workplace Answers

Natalie Davies

Cambria Group, LLC

Barry Reynolds

Housatonic Partners

Jay Davis

Vector Disease Control International

Noah Riner

NeuroInternational

Michael de Anda

de Anda Capital LLC

Gerald Risk

Asurion

Larry Dunn

NIP Investments

Ryan Robinson

OnRamp

Jim Edmunds

Search Fund Partners

Carlos Saez

Operand Group

Bill Egan

Marion Equity

Andrew Saltoun

Integra Partners

Mark Egan

Marion Equity

Peter Schober

Milk Street Ventures

Moises Eilemberg

Rush Mount Ventures

Tushar Shah

Kinderhook Partners

August Felker

Hub International

Micah Smith

Ethos Risk Services

Peter Flick

Claimtrak

Rafael Somoza

Ashford Venture Partners

Aaron Gabbart

Peterson Partners

Alex Stavros

Calo Programs

Ashley Giesler

Anacapa Partners

Martin Steber

Relay Investments

Chris Hendriksen

VRI

José Stella

Ashford Venture Partners

Mark Hilderbrand

Housatonic Partners

Jeff Stevens

Anacapa Partners

Craig A.T. Jones

Ticonderoga Capital

Andrew Stevenson SFILP

GJ King

RIA in a Box

Howard Stevenson SFILP

Rene Lajous

Cambria Group, LLC

Badge Stone

David Lazier

TD Investment Company

Will Thorndike

Housatonic Partners

Andy Love

Aspect Investors, LLC

Doug Tudor

Ravenscourt Partners

Chris Lueck

FastSpring

Jim Vesterman

Raptor Technologies

Greg Matthews

Anacapa Partners

Kent Weaver

Granite Point Partners

Ted McCarthy

Louis Burgh

WSC & Company

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