Founder Transition and Identity – anticipate the most likely outcome and prepare.
Selling your company doesn’t just end a chapter of your professional life. It ends a version of you. That’s the part most founders don’t fully appreciate until they’re living inside it. The mechanics of an …
One of the most underestimated challenges founders face after selling a business isn’t emotional. It’s practical. It’s waking up on a Monday morning with nowhere you have to be. No standing meetings. No urgent decisions. …
One of the most common mistakes founders make after selling a business is moving too quickly. The deal closes. The pressure lifts. The inbox quiets down. And almost immediately, the urge to “do something” kicks …
One of the strangest things founders experience after selling a business isn’t regret. It’s boredom. Not the casual kind—the “I need a vacation” kind—but a deeper, more unsettling restlessness that shows up when the pace …
There’s a moment after every exit that almost no one talks about. The deal is done. The documents are signed. The wire hits. You shake hands, exchange congratulations, maybe even feel a rush of relief. …
Why Some Founders Regret Their Exit—and How to Avoid It Most founders assume regret comes from a bad deal. A low multiple. Poor timing. The wrong buyer. Missed upside. Those things can sting, no question. …
No one really prepares you for the quiet. Founders spend years—sometimes decades—operating inside constant motion. Decisions stack on decisions. Pressure becomes familiar. Stress becomes normalized. Purpose feels obvious, even when it’s exhausting. Then one day, …
Selling a business answers one question decisively: What is this company worth? What it doesn’t answer—and often exposes—is a far more personal one: Who am I without it? Founders spend years, sometimes decades, constructing an …
Founders spend years preparing for the deal—and almost no time preparing for the day after it closes. They model valuation scenarios. They negotiate terms. They obsess over diligence. They imagine the relief that will come …
Most founders think they know what happens after a business sale. They picture relief. Freedom. Validation. A sense of arrival. They imagine the pressure lifting, the calendar clearing, and life finally slowing down. Friends congratulate …