Blogs

Why Every Founder Should Think Like a Buyer

Thinking like a buyer is the quality standard that builds a more valuable, resilient, and sellable business, whether or not you ever sell...

Why predictable beats impressive every time

Hi there I have been thinking about a word buyers never say out loud but always pay for: predictable. The businesses that...

The deal window just swung open again

Hi there I have been watching the deal flow this month with the same feeling I get when the tide turns. After...

The 3-minute test every owner should take

Hi there Before we get into this week’s reading, a quick personal note: I am opening up a very limited number of...

The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Financial Modelling

A founder’s plain-English guide to financial modelling: not an accounting chore but a tool for thinking. Build it on drivers, find the levers that matter, model the downside, and keep it alive...

Building a Business Worth Buying: The Exit Mode Framework

Adam J. Graham’s Exit Mode framework: the five pillars that make a business worth buying, and worth keeping. Predictable revenue, founder independence, clean financials, de-risked operations...

The businesses buyers come looking for

Hi there I have been chewing on one idea this week: the best businesses rarely get sold, they get bought. Boots was...

The 90-Day Sell-Side Readiness Plan

Most founders prepare to sell too late. Adam J. Graham shares a 90-day sell-side readiness plan to get your business market-ready before you take a single buyer meeting...

Scaling Revenue Without Scaling Headcount

Growth doesn't have to mean more hires. Adam J. Graham explains how to scale revenue without scaling headcount using systems, automation, pricing and focus...