by Scott Sylvan Bell | Aug 30, 2026 | Business exit strategies
Direct answer: Use vacations as exit strategy tools by scheduling 3 days off, then reviewing 3 things that went right and 1 to improve per manager. Log results in a journal. This becomes buyer evidence and proves the company runs without you. Filmed in Sacramento,...
by Scott Sylvan Bell | Aug 17, 2026 | Business exit strategies
Direct answer: Post-acquisition regret peaks 60 to 180 days after selling your business. Reduce it with Titan’s Thesis exit criteria set before you sell, therapist support after close, and A+/A-/B deal retrospective grading. Meeting your criteria means you won —...
by Scott Sylvan Bell | Aug 14, 2026 | Business exit strategies
Direct answer: Buyers who steal information show a specific pattern: asking secret-sauce questions before the LOI is signed. Pre-LOI questions should stay revenue, profits, and employees. Post-LOI questions get specific. 95% of buyers are legitimate. Watch the 3-5%...
by Scott Sylvan Bell | Aug 13, 2026 | Business Growth
Direct answer: A 90 day game plan for new hires reverse-engineers success. Ask what would need to be true 90 days out. Map skills, scripts, org chart, decision bands, check-in cadence. Extend to 180 days per position. The playbook prevents 3-week quits. Filmed in...
by Scott Sylvan Bell | Aug 12, 2026 | Business exit strategies
Direct answer: Seller financing means you become the bank for part of the deal. A-level deals may be asked for 5-15%. C-level deals may be required to provide 25-50%. Always include an “if you don’t pay, I get the company back” clause. Filmed in...
