One of the goals of this community is to make the information around selling a business far more transparent than it normally is.
Inside the Lab we already have things like:
• Due diligence questionnaires
• Typical buyer data room request lists
• Modules explaining how deal processes work
But I’d like to build out the resource library much further.
So I’m curious:
If you were thinking about selling your business in the next 2–5 years, what information would you actually want access to?
For example, things like:
• What buyers typically value most in a business
• How businesses are actually valued in different sectors
• Examples of deal structures (cash, earn-outs, equity rollovers etc.)
• What makes a business more or less “sellable”
• What buyers tend to worry about during due diligence
But that’s just a starting point.
What would actually be useful to you as a founder preparing for an exit?
Is there anything you’ve always wondered about the deal process but never had a chance to ask?
If it’s helpful, we’ll build it into the Lab.