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Build a Business Buyers Fight Over
DealMaven transforms profitable companies into valuable exits worth 2-3x more at the time of sale.
Why Sell To Us?
Private Equity
Full or partial cash out
3–6 month process
Founders locked in with earnout structure
Terms could make your equity worthless
Intervene and change your culture
Typically flip your company in 3–5 years
DealMaven
Full or partial cash out
Full or partial cash out
Full or partial cash out
Full or partial cash out
Full or partial cash out
Mastermind Style Partnerships
Full or partial cash out
3–6 month process
3–6 month process
OUR BUSINESS CRITERIA
We buy businesses that have:
HEALTY MARGINS
Consistent reorders, raving fans, and net promoters lead to healthy margins. Your business is one that customers don't want to live without.
RICHES in NICHES
You find success in a niche that is unique to your skillset. You're a standout business in a sea of sameness.
SIMPLE BUSINESS MODEL
You have a coaching or community business, and are ready for some help getting out of the business and making it sellable.
HEALTHY PROFIT
You're uniqueness shows in the profit and loss. Healthy profits for the next growth stage.
SUCCESSFUL OPERATIONS
You've figured out one or two customer acquisition models. We'll work together to figure the rest out.
HIGH QUALITY TEAM
You have one or two All-Stars that are excited about the next phase. If your employees hate you, we probably will too.
No Ass-Hole Policy
Life is to short to work with jerks. Don't be one.
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HOW WE TRANSFORM
Good Businesses Into Great Exits
BEEN THERE, SOLD THAT
With over 100 successful exits under our belts—ranging from $2M to $1B—we’re not just advisors, we’re entrepreneurs who’ve sat in your chair. We’ve felt the weight of deciding when to sell a business we’ve poured everything into. We’ve navigated every type of deal: partial equity sales, full transitions, strategic buyers, private equity, search funders and everything in between.
We Get In The Trenches
Most advisors just list your business and hope for the best. We’re different.
Before we even think about approaching buyers, we roll up our sleeves and work with you to maximize your business’s value. Our GOLD framework has helped clients more than double their exit value—because the best way to get a great offer is to build a truly great business.
We Get In The Trenches
Most advisors just list your business and hope for the best. We’re different.
Before we even think about approaching buyers, we roll up our sleeves and work with you to maximize your business’s value. Our GOLD framework has helped clients more than double their exit value—because the best way to get a great offer is to build a truly great business.
The DealMaven Difference
- We fix value-limiting issues before going to market
- You dictate terms from a position of strength
- Clients routinely double their exit value
Transforming a business takes focus and dedication. That’s why we limit our practice to just 6 businesses at a time. This isn’t a numbers game for us—it’s about giving each business the attention and strategic guidance needed to achieve a truly exceptional exit.
From “Unsellable” to $26M Exit:
A Story You Might Recognize
Picture this: You’re making good money—over $1M a year—but feeling stuck in your business. That was me in 2018, running Williams Entertainment, an escape room and trampoline park company I’d grown to 5 locations.
When I started exploring a sale, I got the gut punch. After reviewing the business, a strategic acquirer I’d reached out to called with the verdict: my business was worth $0. “Unsellable” was their exact word. Just like that, years of hard work seemed worthless.
But here’s where my story might help yours: Before becoming an entrepreneur, I was a Mergers and Acquisitions lawyer, helping billion-dollar companies sell for maximum value. I thought maybe I could use this experience to transform my “unsellable” business.
After interviewing several friends and past clients who had sold their businesses for 8- and 9-figure exits a pattern emerged. I had been focused on building a profitable business instead of a valuable asset. While most entrepreneurs obsess over daily operations, minimizing taxes, and running lean teams, the real value drivers were hiding in plain sight.
I changed my approach — implementing what would later become the GOLD framework—to unlock my business’s true worth. Four years later, I sold that same “unsellable” business sold for $26 million. I made more on the day the deal closed than I had in the previous six years running the business COMBINED.
Today, I’ve refined this system through millions in investments and dozens of successful exits. ExitOS is exactly what I wish I’d had when I was in your shoes—running a profitable business but feeling stuck and unsure about the future.
Why I Do This
You’ve poured your blood, sweat, and tears into your business. And now, as buying businesses grows in popularity, so have predatory tactics targeting owners who’ve built real value. Scroll through social media and you’ll see it everywhere: “How to buy someone’s business for no money down” or “100% seller financed offers.”
At DealMaven, we get in the trenches with owners and focus on what actually matters: improving your exit value through Growth, Operations, Leverage, and Defensibility. Because your life’s work deserves more than a lowball offer.
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