What Underperforms After Every Exit
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What Underperforms After Every Exit

Even the best-looking deals on paper can struggle after the ink dries. As founders, we work relentlessly to make our business attractive to buyers. But buyers don’t just want the story—they want proof that the business performs without the founder at the center. And more often than not, what underperforms after the exit isn’t what…

The Metrics Buyers Actually Ask For

The Metrics Buyers Actually Ask For

What you measure is what they value. The founder sat across from the buyer, confident. Revenue was up. EBITDA was clean. The deck was sharp. But then the diligence questions started fast, targeted, and oddly specific. “What’s your gross margin by revenue stream?”“What’s your CAC payback by channel?”“How do you track onboarding efficiency?” The founder…