How do I sell my business? How can I make my business more valuable? When should I plan to exit my business? All these questions and more are covered on The ExitEngine™ Podcast. Join M&A and Exit Planning experts Jo Stapleton and John Canniffe, the co-founders of ExitEngine™, as they introduce you to Exit Planning as the most important business planning exercise that you can do to ensure that you control your business destiny.
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How do I sell my business? How can I make my business more valuable? When should I plan to exit my business? All these questions and more are covered on The ExitEngine™ Podcast. Join M&A and Exit Planning experts Jo Stapleton and John Canniffe, the co-founders of ExitEngine™, as they introduce you to Exit Planning as the most important business planning exercise that you can do to ensure that you control your business destiny.
Ep 66 | The 7 Deadly Assumptions That Will Kill Your Business Sale
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Ep 66 | The 7 Deadly Assumptions That Will Kill Your Business Sale
Kevon Saber on Exit Planning
Most business owners go into an exit blind — and it costs them millions.
In this power-packed episode of the ExitEngine Podcast, M&A expert Kevon Saber, Co-Founder of Legacy Outcomes, reveals the 7 deadly assumptions that sabotage business owners during a sale — and how to prevent them.
Kevon has personally built and sold multiple companies (including 8-figure exits), and now leads one of the highest-performing sell-side M&A advisory firms in the country with a 94% success rate. In this conversation, he breaks down why 70-80% of business owners fail to sell, why only 6% walk away happy, and the exact steps founders must take to increase their company’s value, negotiating power, and saleability.
If you’re even thinking about selling your business in the next 1–10 years, this episode can save you from regret, lost value, and avoidable deal failure.
🔥 In This Episode You’ll Learn:
• The 7 deadly assumptions business owners make before selling
• Why the market is rigged against uninformed sellers
• How brokers accidentally (or intentionally) destroy sale outcomes
• Why valuation shortcuts lead to disastrous exits
• How prediligence reduces risk, increases value, and builds trust
• The truth about earnouts, EBITDA manipulation, and buyer tactics
• Why culture, purpose, and legacy matter more than owners expect
• How to prepare emotionally for life after the exit
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The ExitEngine™ Podcast
How do I sell my business? How can I make my business more valuable? When should I plan to exit my business? All these questions and more are covered on The ExitEngine™ Podcast. Join M&A and Exit Planning experts Jo Stapleton and John Canniffe, the co-founders of ExitEngine™, as they introduce you to Exit Planning as the most important business planning exercise that you can do to ensure that you control your business destiny.
