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Hosted by Unknown Host · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 10 episodes
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Every founder gets one shot at selling their company. The Exit Room follows real founders through their biggest financial moment—from the first offer to closing day—with an M&A advisor explaining the mechanics and a founder-seller revealing what actually happened. This isn't a victory lap. It's the messy, human story of valuation, buyer selection, diligence nightmares, and the identity crisis that hits when the wire transfers.
Unknown Host hosts Founder Exits and M&A, a business show with 10 episodes published.
In the world of M&A, not every deal goes through, and sometimes, the most valuable insights come from the ones that didn't make it to closing. This discussion centers around a founder's experience with a high-stakes acqu
The journey of a founder doesn't end with the sale of their company; it often marks the beginning of a complex emotional landscape. In this discussion, we explore the psychological transitions that founders face post-sal
The journey of a founder doesn't end with the sale of their company; it often marks the beginning of a complex emotional landscape. In this discussion, we explore the psychological transitions that founders face post-sal
After the sale, the founder had capital to deploy. They'd learned how to build one company; now they tried to invest in others. This episode is about what happens when a founder becomes an investor and discovers that dep
Money arrived in the founder's bank account. The deal was done. They were rich. And then came the void. This episode is about what happens after the transaction closes—the psychological aftermath that founders rarely ant
A founder sold their company for ten million dollars and thought they'd made it. Then their tax advisor explained what actually happens when that money lands. Capital gains taxes, state taxes, alternative minimum tax, an
A founder sold their company with a two-year earnout and agreed to stay on as an executive. The buyer promised autonomy; the reality was constant friction. The buyer had different values, different speed, different prior
A growing marketing tech company received an offer that looked amazing on paper: a base payment plus a significant earnout tied to hitting revenue targets over the next two years. The founders loved it because it meant t
This episode focuses on the moment most founders don't talk about: when the deal nearly died. A B2B software company was three weeks from closing when the buyer's CEO changed, priorities shifted, and suddenly the deal wa
A fintech startup had a clean story, solid numbers, and a buyer ready to sign—until diligence began and everything got weird. This episode is about what happens when the buyer's lawyers, accountants, and engineers actual
A bootstrapped SaaS company had been growing steadily for seven years, profitable and predictable, when a private equity firm came knocking with a valuation three times higher than what the founders thought possible. Thi
A mobile analytics startup built a product so good that Snapchat wanted to acquire them—but only for a tiny fraction of what they thought they were worth. When the Snapchat deal fell apart over valuation disagreement, th
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Founder Exits and M&A is hosted by Unknown Host. The show is categorised under business (entrepreneurship) and has published 10 episodes.
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