Thane Gauthier

Finance, M&A, and strategy executive who has closed nearly 100 acquisitions. Former Board Member, Wildcat Angels.

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@HuntPalmer88 We can’t see anything because EspN app not streaming right now.

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@SECNetwork LSU-FSU not streaming on the app right now!!!

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Option 4: AI-Sourcing Tools
New tools like SourceCoDeals use generative AI to automate target research and outreach. They pull company data, estimate size from databases, and generate custom sourcing emails. Paired with cold-calling, AI is transforming the sourcing process.

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Tech & PE firms with big budgets may know software-driven deal sourcing. But how can small corp dev teams, indie sponsors, or sole proprietors in non-tech sectors find all the scrap metal shops, plumbers, or car repair shops in a region for their M&A thesis? Some ideas 👇

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Option 3: AI-enhanced Databases
Tools like SourceScrub, Grata, & DelphAI combine data from thousands of sources, automating private company research for M&A. These platforms offer deeper insights & direct contact with companies, streamlining deal sourcing. Great for targeting!

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Option 2: Use a web crawling service. Tools like OctoParse, ScrapeHero, & Grepsr offer customizable scraping for a fee. Free options like ParseHub & Magical also exist but may need coding skills. These can help you scrape multiple sites for web-based deal sourcing.

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Option 1: Hire Someone to Build a Web Crawler in Python

Find industry sites with lists of relevant firms (e.g., conferences, trade mags, etc.). Hire a freelancer on Upwork or Fiverr to write a custom web crawler.

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Good advice.

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One of my favorite M&A podcasts. Thus episode about small deals really hits home for me. https://t.co/1rlixrwUTB

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My 5 year old agrees…

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Hub Spot ranks the top startup accelerators. https://t.co/FbrWFp4bf3

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Best ChatGPT primer I’ve seen…https://t.co/ToYN1PlGE3

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Great primer on the impact of interest rate increases on all aspects of M&A by @koleyjessen. Must read for deal makers. https://t.co/5gOVeo3v83

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@mrduane Yes. It is silly

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Great advice for B2B companies and their sales groups during COVID: https://t.co/wHZTEEnSme

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Solely relying on material adverse effect (MAE) clauses to cancel a deal due to COVID is a risky proposition. https://t.co/w6lGxNo6dm

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Disagreements over valuation leading to an increased use of earnouts for deals during COVID... https://t.co/kuyYlfqcso

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@MattTweets2Much @mrduane @RoIIseven I’m late. But it’s Go-chay in Louisiana and I’ll take Go-Thee-Ay anywhere else. Dude in the video forgot and important one.