A sale to private equity is not only about whether your business clears a buyer’s screen. It is also about whether that buyer is the right partner for your management team, culture, and expectations after the LOI is signed. On Episode 317 of The Exit, host Steve...
Stress had already pushed her husband to Florida. She was still running the company in Missouri — and she would not list. A broker brought in Elliot Omanson, managing partner and CEO of Alphi, who spent about fifteen minutes roughing out income, lifestyle, and legacy...
Building a business from scratch is a journey filled with trial, error, and unexpected pivots. But taking a boot-strapped side hustle, scaling it to over one million followers, and executing an eight-figure exit takes a deliberate strategy. In a recent episode of The...
Selling a business is often the most significant financial and emotional event of a founder’s life. After spending years or decades nurturing a company, taking it to market can feel like marrying off a family member—you want to ensure it ends up in the right hands....
Every founder dreams of the ultimate liquidity event of selling a business for life-changing money. Yet, too many entrepreneurs go to market unprepared, falling into the trap of key-man dependency, stagnant sales, or weak negotiation leverage. In a recent episode of...
Standing out in a saturated market requires more than just pushing content through distribution channels. On a recent episode of The Exit Podcast, Steve sat down with Charles Lee, CEO and Founder of Ideation Consultancy, to discuss what truly drives venture success,...
