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 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...
by Scott Sylvan Bell | Aug 6, 2026 | Business exit strategies
Direct answer: Mental toughness during a business exit prevents you from taking less than you deserve. Fight the three-front battle: personal pressures (family, lifestyle math), business ops (a key person runs without you), and deal-side games (freeze-out, squeeze...
by Scott Sylvan Bell | Aug 4, 2026 | Business exit strategies
Direct answer: A quality of earnings report exposes personal expenses run through your business — fitness memberships, country clubs, family yacht clubs, cars, and excessive vacations. Buyers audit this during due diligence to determine what to add back to enhance...
by Scott Sylvan Bell | Aug 3, 2026 | Business exit strategies
Direct answer: Anyone can sabotage your exit — including you. The most common saboteurs are the business owner (through emotions and fear), attorneys who kill deals for sport, spouses, adult children, business associates, and vendors. Do a saboteur audit before...
