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Use hard numbers 🔢

Jan 4, 2024

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5 min read

Use hard numbers 🔢

Know your financial metrics and the stats that highlight your company’s value.

Brian Dukes
Brian Dukes
When to seek funding 💸

Dec 27, 2023

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5 min read

When to seek funding 💸

Make sure your goals, business model and funding situation match.

Brian Dukes
Brian Dukes
Make yourself replaceable

Dec 20, 2023

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5 min read

Make yourself replaceable

Danielle Simpson and Arvid Kahl’s 7-figure exit.

Brian Dukes
Brian Dukes
Creating competition 🤼

Dec 13, 2023

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5 min read

Creating competition 🤼

Making strategic partnerships to provide leverage during negotiations.

Brian Dukes
Brian Dukes
The tough decisions 🤔

Dec 6, 2023

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5 min read

The tough decisions 🤔

Navigating a major acquisition with a co-founder.

Brian Dukes
Brian Dukes
Succession plan decisions 🤝

Nov 29, 2023

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7 min read

Succession plan decisions 🤝

Ensure that what's important to you is factored into the plan.

Brian Dukes
Brian Dukes
Don’t get swept away by success 🌊

Nov 22, 2023

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6 min read

Don’t get swept away by success 🌊

How having “healthy paranoia” works in the long run.

Brian Dukes
Brian Dukes
Creating value before exiting

Nov 15, 2023

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7 min read

Creating value before exiting

How a user-friendly product appeals to potential buyers.

Brian Dukes
Brian Dukes
M&A Lessons from AllPaws 🐾

Nov 8, 2023

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7 min read

M&A Lessons from AllPaws 🐾

Commission structures, and working with your banker to reach the right sale price.

Brian Dukes
Brian Dukes
Setting realistic expectations 📄

Nov 1, 2023

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7 min read

Setting realistic expectations 📄

Lessons in understanding your cap table before the M&A process.

Brian Dukes
Brian Dukes
From working in the garage to selling to Google and Postmates 📈

Oct 25, 2023

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6 min read

From working in the garage to selling to Google and Postmates 📈

Advice on how to build your company for an exit.

Brian Dukes
Brian Dukes
Managing emotions for successful transactions 💪

Oct 18, 2023

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5 min read

Managing emotions for successful transactions 💪

Tips any founder can apply from University of Amsterdam researchers.

Brian Dukes
Brian Dukes
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