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Advisor helping founders scale & exit with confidence | Bestselling author of Built to Finish | Keynote & TEDx Speaker | IRONMAN World Championship Finisher | Mt Everest Summit Expedition

10/08/2026

Your team has the titles. Do they have the authority?

Letting your leadership team make decisions gets my 10/10 for reducing founder dependency before a sale.

A COO, strong account teams, sales leadership, and documented processes can help you step back. But you have to give people room to use them.

If you took a month off, what would still need your approval? 👇

10/07/2026

AI could create jobs we haven’t even imagined yet.

But what happens to people whose jobs disappear before those opportunities arrive?

On Built to Finish, Konstantin Tsubulko shares why he’s optimistic about AI’s long-term potential and concerned about how quickly the transition is happening.

The timing deserves as much attention as the possibilities.

🎧 Watch or listen to the full episode: https://vist.ly/5mdg7

10/07/2026

You sold the business. What comes next?

My rankings:
9/10: Take on an advisory role
8/10: Become an angel investor
7/10: Pursue endurance athletics
6/10: Start another company
4/10: Travel for six months

I’d put advising first because it keeps you connected to problem-solving without running the whole operation.

Starting another company is tempting. So is booking a long trip. The question is what kind of life you want to build after the sale.

Which option would you rank highest? 👇

10/06/2026

The deal you make with yourself before the pain starts? 10/10.

Endurance training teaches you how to handle the moment your mind starts looking for an easier option.

Decide ahead of time. Focus on the next mile. Give your mind a task when everything feels loud.

I’m ranking five mental techniques founders can take from endurance athletes. Which one do you use most? 👇

10/05/2026

Why does private equity pass on a business? I ranked five reasons. The biggest one is when the founder is the sales team.

Capital can help a company grow. It can’t make the founder available for every sales conversation.

A thin management bench, unpredictable revenue, customer concentration, and weak margins can also put a deal at risk. Watch for the full ranking, then tell me: which issue do founders tend to spot too late?

10/03/2026

No music. No podcast. Just your breathing, your footsteps, and the decision to keep going.

Running in silence can be uncomfortable. When there’s nothing to distract me, I have to hear the excuses, notice when I want to slow down, and decide whether I’m sticking with the commitment I made at the start.

Try one silent run. Even 40 minutes can teach you something about how you respond when things get hard.

Have you ever tried it?

10/01/2026

What’s the magic number for your business exit?
It’s easy to say $1 billion. The more useful question is: How much do you need to walk away with to fund the life you want after the sale?
The sale price and the amount you take home are two different numbers. Equity holders, option holders, transaction costs, advisors, and taxes all affect the final proceeds.
I work backward from the founder’s personal goal using an exit proceeds waterfall. Once we know the enterprise value needed to reach that goal, we can compare it with the business’s value today and build a two to four year plan to close the gap.
Know your number. Then build toward it.

09/30/2026

You can cross the finish line and still miss the point.

The training. The setbacks. The moments you thought you couldn’t keep going—and did.

Those experiences stay with you long after the medal comes off.

Natalie Kaminski joined me on Built to Finish to talk about how closely that mirrors entrepreneurship. There’s always another milestone to chase, but there’s also a business and a life you’re experiencing along the way.

We talked about marathon lessons, sustainable growth, and recognizing when your definition of success needs to change.

What has the journey taught you that the finish line couldn’t?

Full episode: https://vist.ly/5kfme

09/30/2026

A business can be doing well financially and still have work to do before an exit.
Strong revenue matters. So do recurring revenue, a clear competitive advantage, and an experienced management team that can run the business without the founder at the center of every decision.
In my experience, there’s almost always room to strengthen at least one of those areas. The catch? Meaningful improvements take years of planning and ex*****on. If you want to maximize your valuation, start before you’re ready to sell.

09/29/2026

Entrepreneurship is an endurance sport.
Both demand planning, preparation, ex*****on, and the ability to keep going when things don’t go according to plan. You learn to pivot, recover from setbacks, and build the stamina to stay in it for the long run.
As I got better at endurance sports, I became a better entrepreneur. And the lessons I learned building businesses made me a stronger athlete, too.
You don’t have to race to be a great founder. But it helps to have people in your corner who understand what it takes to go the distance.
What has taught you the most about endurance in business?

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