25 DAYS AGO • 2 MIN READ

⏳stop building for the exit

I used to think about the exit constantly. Every decision filtered through one question: How does this make the company more sellable? It poisoned everything. And here's the worst part. It made a sale less likely, not more. Here's what I've learned: Building to sell is a lottery ticket disguised as a strategy. The math doesn't work. The vast majority of companies never sell. We're talking single digit percentages. You could build for a decade, optimize everything for an acquirer, and never...

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No Competition

No Competition has a simple purpose - to help entrepreneurs become great CEOs. I write about my experience building & selling multiple 8 and 9-figure companies over the last 16 years. It's real-world experience from a real-world operator (me).