by scottsylvan | Feb 16, 2026 | podcast
Predictable revenue does one thing above everything else — it makes a buyer relax. Uncertainty is what buyers discount. When they see volatility in your numbers, inconsistent pipelines, and last-minute saves, they assume downside scenarios in their model. That...
by scottsylvan | Feb 15, 2026 | podcast
The biggest valuation haircut usually comes from risks you do not even realize you are broadcasting. Buyers don’t discount what is bad — they discount what is uncertain. A missing SOP is a ding. Uncertainty in the sales process is a ding. Missing HR documents...
by scottsylvan | Feb 15, 2026 | podcast
You can grow revenue and still make your company worth less. Most mid-market owners never examine that idea until a buyer sits across the table and the offer lands $2 million below what they expected. Exit strategy planning is not something you do when you decide to...
by scottsylvan | Feb 15, 2026 | podcast
Owner dependency is not leadership. It is concentrated risk — and risk always shows up in price terms and time to close. If your business can’t run without you, buyers will not pay a premium for it. They will price your absence. On a $1 million exit value, a 20...
by scottsylvan | Feb 15, 2026 | podcast
Most businesses cannot be sold because they cannot be handed off. The question every buyer is silently answering before they make an offer is simple: can this business work without the person who built it? If the answer is no, they discount. If the answer is yes, they...
by scottsylvan | Feb 15, 2026 | podcast
Most businesses are not sellable because they are built like jobs, not like assets. If you are planning to sell your company in the next two to five years, the question you need to ask right now is not what is it worth — it is whether it is actually transferable. A...
