Exit Strategy: The Entrepreneur's Guide to Selling Your Business Without Regret

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Sell your business. Stick the landing. We’ll show you how.Exit Strategy is everything you need to know about selling a business.Dr. Sherry Walling, a clinical psychologist specializing in entrepreneur mental health, and Rob Walling, a serial entrepreneur who has secured life-changing sums in multiple exits, have teamed up to provide you with a roadmap for navigating this treacherous terrain, offering a rare combination of practical savvy and emotional nuance that can only come from a true understanding of the journey.Exit Strategy will teach you:• When is the right time to sell? Including frameworks to decide if you want to sell, when it’s the right time, and what you want to get out of it.• Navigating the process & players. Practical instructions on how to structure your deal, build your support team, and minimize any collateral damage to yourself, your employees, and your family.• Beyond the big check. Here’s where most books on selling your business stop. But your life goes on. This book will help you manage the huge range of financial, experiential, and relational experiences you’ll have after the sale.Whether you’re thinking about selling your business, you’re midway through the process, or you’ve just come out the other side dizzy and disoriented, Exit Strategy will help you avoid million-dollar mistakes and set yourself up to thrive in your next phase of life.Praise for Exit StrategyMy exit was a psychological rollercoaster unlike anything I had experienced before, as I struggled to separate my identity from the business. In this book, Rob and Sherry cover both the business and psychological aspects that founders face when selling their companies. Ben Chestnut, Cofounder of MailchimpSelling a business is one of the most significant decisions an entrepreneur will ever make. Rob and Sherry Walling have written the guide that will help you navigate this critical moment with confidence. John Warrillow, Founder & CEO, The Value Builder System™"I wish I had this book before I sold my last company. 17 years later, buying and selling companies of all sizes, I can see that all the insights are spot on. Not just the useful technical stuff—this is the knowledgeable therapist that everyone needs. Jason Cohen, Founder, WP Engine