Another great piece, Alexander. I think the points you make around the "softer" aspects - cultural fit, impact of solo searching etc are often overlooked/underestimated. We tend to gravitate to the economics but its often these qualitative factors that can have a significantly negative impact on our ability to achieve a successful outcome. Looking forward to your next edition.
That is exactly what I wanted to bring out in the piece. The self-funded model can look simple from the outside because there is less formal structure, but the softer factors become much heavier when you are alone.
Culture, seller trust, personal resilience, local financing habits. They do not always show up in the spreadsheet, but they can decide whether the search works at all.
Another great piece, Alexander. I think the points you make around the "softer" aspects - cultural fit, impact of solo searching etc are often overlooked/underestimated. We tend to gravitate to the economics but its often these qualitative factors that can have a significantly negative impact on our ability to achieve a successful outcome. Looking forward to your next edition.
Thank you, Mark. Really appreciate that.
That is exactly what I wanted to bring out in the piece. The self-funded model can look simple from the outside because there is less formal structure, but the softer factors become much heavier when you are alone.
Culture, seller trust, personal resilience, local financing habits. They do not always show up in the spreadsheet, but they can decide whether the search works at all.