Andrew | The Exit Engineer
@exit_expert
Real stories for Founders thinking about an exit • Ex-restaurateur turned M&A Advisor • $100M+ closed • Foodie • Aspiring golfer
Sundays used to stress me out. Too much to do. No time to think. Now I treat them like a board meeting: – What’s working – What’s not – Where am I lying to myself Best 60 minutes of my week.
When the Buyers and Sellers finally agree to terms
Exits are emotional. For most founders, their business is not just income, it is identity, relationships, and years of work. The right preparation doesn’t just raise the price… It ensures employees have security, customers remain supported, and the founder’s name stays…
The hardest part of building something for yourself isn’t the work…It’s pretending you’re fine when you’re drowning. Sales dip? Smile. Employee quits? Stay calm. Cash tight? Push through. No one talks about the mental weight of carrying it all, but every real operator knows…
Most people waste Sundays… Operators use them to win the week. My 60-minute Sunday setup: 1. Strong coffee 2. Top 3 priorities 3. Team Blockers 4. Family/Life plans 5. One thing not to do Simple. Grounding. Game-changing.
The thread that binds successful business owners? Unglamorous actions. Done daily. Even on days they don’t feel like doing them. Embody Steven Pressfield’s notion of “do the work” and progress is bound to follow.
Running a business is hard. Exiting one? Even harder. Most owners spend 10+ years building…and 10 weeks preparing to sell That’s how you leave millions on the table
Them: “I want to buy a business to have passive income and less stress” Passive income:
Nik has been absolutely crushing it, super proud of what he’s accomplished so far and how quickly he’s grown
Feeling pretty grateful on my weekend grind today! Shoutout to @sweatystartup for opening my eyes to what’s possible, your content changed my perspective and paradigm Shoutout to @exit_expert for bringing me this business - Our last quarter was 60% bigger than any 12-month…
The best founders I’ve met weren’t the loudest They were calm, clear, and ran boring businesses with insane discipline And when they sold? Quiet checks. Life-changing exits. Operate in silence. Let your P&L do the talking
Collin did the right thing, if everyone operated as freely as this young man we’d live in the Wild West Let’s hope he learnt his lesson
12 year old kid selling golf balls on the corner for $2 each Love seeing kids get into entrepreneurship I asked him what he filed his LLC under He said "what's an LLC?" I called the cops and had his stand shut down immediately Stay safe out there consumers
Most owners think buyers care about “growth potential.” They don’t They care about: - Predictable cash flow - Transferable operations - Clean books You’re not selling a dream, you’re selling a machine