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Stop Paying Off the Loan

exit-readiness

+4

Aug 19, 2026

Stop Paying Off the Loan

Before a sale, early debt paydown moves cash to the wrong side of the multiple.

Sell Next Year's Profit

exit-readiness

+4

Aug 17, 2026

Sell Next Year's Profit

Buyers pay on last year by default, not by law.

Your Zero Cancels Everything

owner-dependency

+4

Aug 14, 2026

Your Zero Cancels Everything

Clarity, autonomy and transferable value multiply, so one zero cancels the other two.

Don't Say Summer

leverage-sales

+3

Aug 12, 2026

Don't Say Summer

Before you spend a quarter fixing a bad month, find out whether you caused it.

Exit Is a Dial

transferable-value

+4

Aug 10, 2026

Exit Is a Dial

Four of the five levels pay you cash without ending your ownership.

The Channel You Never Built

Strategy

+1

Aug 7, 2026

The Channel You Never Built

You have channels for acquiring customers and nothing equivalent for acquiring people.

The Easiest Yes in the Room

Strategy

+1

Aug 3, 2026

The Easiest Yes in the Room

The flaws you find first become footnotes; the ones they find become discounts.

Identity Debt

Strategy

Jul 29, 2026

Identity Debt

The liability that accrues every day you keep running your old job.

Equity Is the Wrong Currency

Strategy

+1

Jul 27, 2026

Equity Is the Wrong Currency

They should own the unit they run, not a slice of everything you built.

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