Caution

Why You Should Exit While You’re Ahead – A Cautionary Tale

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The very best time to sell your business is when someone wants to buy it. While it can be tempting to continue to grow your business forever – particularly when things are going well -- that decision comes with a significant downside.  Take…
40

Exiting Tips From One Of The Top 40 Under 40

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Wind Mobile founder Anthony Lacavera has started 12 businesses, six of which he has exited. His exits have ranged in value from the $6 million he got for one of his recent start-ups to $1.3 billion when he sold Wind Mobile. He did it by following…
surprise

The Surprising Secret to A Big Exit

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We get to see a lot of company founders who are contemplating an exit. Some of our customers get lucky early in life, but in the vast majority of examples where a founder is getting a seven- or eight-figure offer, it is not their first rodeo.…
Old and Young

How Your Age Shapes Your Exit Plan

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Your age has a big impact on your attitude toward your business, and your feelings about one day getting out of it. For example, one person who runs a boutique mergers and acquisitions business refuses to take assignments from business owners…
Birth

WHAT YOUR BIRTH CERTIFICATE SAYS ABOUT YOUR EXIT

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In our experience, your age has a big effect on your attitude towards your business and how you feel about one day getting out. Here's what we have found: Business owners between 25 and 46 years old Twenty- and thirty-something business…