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
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Your newest hires learned from YouTube, not textbooks. Here's why your training is failing them.
Start building skills in 5 minutes. No credit card needed.
Your newest hires learned from YouTube, not textbooks. Here's why your training is failing them.
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.
Explore the hidden cost of reactive leadership. Learn how founders often confuse the stress of firefighting with actual productivity and how to break the cycle.
An exploration of the Oxygen Mask Fallacy in leadership, explaining why prioritizing founder health is a structural necessity for business longevity rather than an act of selfishness.
An honest look at founder burnout as a systemic risk. We explore the biology of stress, the contagiousness of anxiety, and how to build systems that allow you to rest without the business collapsing.
An exploration of the psychology behind micromanagement, reframing it as an excess of care, and providing a structural path to delegation through standardized training.
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.
Learn to manage decision fatigue and conserve mental energy for high-stakes business choices. Practical strategies for overwhelmed managers and business owners.