April 20, 2026

Investment Conference: Emergence

Speaking at Emergence 2026 about the growing accessibility of entrepreneurship through acquisition in ANZ and how it’s empowering more individuals to buy and grow businesses earlier.

May 18, 2026

Growth cartel podcast

New Growth Cartel episode out now on entrepreneurship through acquisition.

March 28, 2024

The art of strategy in small business

A short take on strategy in small business: keep it simple, stay adaptable and focus on execution.

BOOKS

GRIT

Angela Duckworth

Turn the Ship Around

L. David Marquet

Atomic Habits

James Clear

Jab, Jab, Jab, Right Hook

Gary Vaynerchuck

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People

Steven Covey

The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck

Mark Manson

The Alliance

Mark Manson

Extreme Ownership

Jocko Willink and Leif Babin

STUDIES

2024 Stanford Search Fund Study

March 28, 2024

2024 IESE International Search Funds

March 28, 2024

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The Next Step

Should I Own A Business?

Small Business Dads

#271: Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition (ETA) with Pete Seligman: 5 Acquisitions, 3 'tours-Of-Duty' as CEO, 2 Exits And 3 Partial Exits

How2Exit: Buy, Don't Build- M&A of Small Businesses

with Ronald Skelton

Small Business Banter

with Michael Kerr

Stark Naked Numbers

with Jason Andrew

Search Funded: The ETA Podcast

with Nick Lall

Five Acquisitions & 2 Exits

with Jon Stoddard

Acquiring Minds

with Will Smith

Full Production

with Peter Finn

Grow The Business

with Mia Van Tubbergh

Pete on
The Convo Couch Show

More resources

March 27, 2024

So what is a search fund anyway?

Earlier this year I was invited to speak with some of my Search Fund colleagues at the Growth Capital Forum in Sydney. The brief was to talk about the relatively recent emergence of Search Funds in Australia.

March 1, 2024

The art of decision-making on small business boards

Board work in small business is about getting comfortable with problems and making clear decisions, even when the right answer isn’t obvious.

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