Exit Strategy

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What is Valuation?

An essential guide for business owners to understand the principles of valuation, how it is calculated, and why it matters for long term growth.

4 min Dec 7, 2025

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What is an Exit Strategy?

A practical guide for business owners to understand the exit strategy, reduce leadership stress, and build long term company value.

4 min Dec 4, 2025

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The Exit Paradox: Why Building to Sell is the Only Way to Build to Keep

Discover why treating your business like a product to be sold is the best strategy for operational sanity, even if you plan to keep it forever.

Ben Schmidt 8 min Nov 3, 2025

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What is Liquidation Preference?

An objective guide for business owners on how liquidation preference affects payout order and equity distribution during a corporate exit.

4 min Jun 18, 2025

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The Exit Strategy That Does Not Involve Selling: Building a Self-Managing Company

Learn how to transition from an operator to an owner by building robust training systems and documentation, allowing your business to thrive without your constant presence.

Ben Schmidt 8 min Apr 23, 2025

The SOP they learned six months ago is already fading.

Death of the Binder