Post-Merger Inefficiencies
Unfiltered insights on what happens after the deal. By operators who have been inside these deals.
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Founder Psychology
The conversation that does not happen in any data room — and the things worth negotiating before you sign. A founder's honest account of what comes after the deal closes.
Read article →EBITDA Protection
How post-acquisition decisions made in month two show up as financial damage in month ten — and why nobody connects them. The alternative cost framework for PE operating teams.
What the best PE operators know before month two — and what most learn in month ten. The invisible assets in every founder-led business and how to protect them post-acquisition.
People & Culture
Your star employees will quit exactly when you need them most—right after the deal closes. Here's how I learned to stop the bleeding.
Six perspectives on what happens after the deal closes.
Founder Psychology
Identity loss, earn-out anxiety, the power shift nobody warns you about.
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Why key employees decide to go before you even announce the deal.
Explore →EBITDA Protection
The numbers that never made it into the model. The costs nobody modeled.
Explore →Pre-Exit Preparation
What to fix before you sell. The checklist acquirers use but never share.
Explore →Brand & Customer Retention
The customer relationships that justified the multiple.
Explore →Integration Playbook
For founder-led acquisitions under $10M EBITDA.
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