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Notes from the table.

Things we've learned. Things we've gotten wrong. Things we keep saying until we figured we'd just write them down.

Logan Johnson · 8 min
The Messy Marketplace, in plain English
Brent Beshore's book is the best thing ever written about selling a small business. Here's what most owners miss when they read it.
Logan Johnson · 10 min
The five exits most owners don't know they have
External sale, family transition, internal sale, ESOP, recap. The pros, cons, and kind of owner each one fits.
Logan Johnson · 7 min
Your books are the deal
Why clean financials are the single biggest lever on sale price, and why most deals die in the data room.
Where we still believe a handshake is worth something.

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