Fathers & Founders

How do you build a community? Scratch your own ‘itch’ and see who joins you. Consistency, experiences and authenticity are key.

Something to share to add value to your day.

A short practical pod to help you keep being top of mind with your sales pipeline (apologies, audio poor due to studio)

In this video podcast I share the critical aspects of exit planning for entrepreneurs, emphasizes the importance of having an exit-focused mindset, understanding the various types of exits and preparing for due diligence. I outline practical steps in exit planning, including building a strong exit team and the significance of having clean financials, legals and IP. Finally I talk about 'life after an exit' and the role of exited entrepreneurs in fostering a vibrant entrepreneurial ecosystem.TakeawaysEntrepreneurs often work in their business, not on it.Having an exit-focused mindset increases the likelihood of a successful exit.Reverse engineering your exit strategy can de-risk your business.Clean financials are crucial for a successful exit.Exit advisors can significantly increase the value of your exit.A clean cap table is essential for attracting acquirers.Acquirers are interested in innovation and strategic fit, not just revenue.Preparing for due diligence should start well in advance of an exit.Life after an exit can lead to new opportunities in entrepreneurship.Building a strong network of advisors is key to a successful exit.Chapters00:00 Introduction to Exit Planning04:34 The Importance of Mindset in Exits06:38 Building to Exit: Strategies and Scenarios12:28 Understanding Exit Types and Their Implications18:43 Valuation Insights and Factors Influencing Exits22:01 Common Pitfalls in Exits and How to Avoid Them25:45 The Role of Advisors in Successful Exits28:39 Life After the Exit and Future Opportunitieswww.linkedin.com/in/willgreen

As life gets busier we complain about not having enough time. We need to protect our time and allocate it regularly to the people and projects that we value the most. From completing that book with your elderly father to a regular walk with friends in nature. If you don’t make time, you will lose it on things that won’t matter when you don’t have any left.

Every Friday I summit Lions Head with a group of Founders, Fathers, Friends and Funders. Experimenting with this ‘Walk & Talk’ format recorded in my mobile studio ‘aka car’ post summit. I will invite a few guests to join me.

A 19 year old wantapreneur asked me this question and I wrote a blog post about it. I read the 12 answers to this question. This is a valuable exercise for anyone with 20+ years experience and would like to be a mentor.

Any business owner / shareholder and fund manager should know what the Capital and Sales efficiencies of their company and portfolio is. I. This short episode I share a definition and good benchmark with some examples.

In a recent TED talk the presenter shared some research on female teenagers and how the majority favoured the quality of ‘perfect’ over ‘brave’. This narrative needs to change as we all know, personal growth comes from bravery.

Humans are only born with two fears but have three more that are learnt. The emotion of fear is similar to excitement and biochemically the body releases Adrenaline to fight or flight. It is also a signal of change for Entrepreneurs. Being aware of the trigger that causes this is emotion is a valuable exercise. With change comes growth.

At the end of the year professional business people around the world are generally feeling tired with low energy. Sleep, exercise, purpose are my Top 3 things I do/have to top my energy up. I would add Nature and Love to my top 5. Enjoy this short pod episode. Hope it gives you energy 😜

If you are a Founder you are a Sales person. Solid businesses are built on solid sales. How do you think about Sales? Let’s break down 3 important sales basics.

If you feel overwhelmed with all the ‘To Do’ lists in your head, this is a valuable exercise to free your mind and memory.

Value is such a subjective thing. I’m this podcast I quickly breakdown a simple framework that I discovered which you can apply to your own company and to your specific audience be it customers or investors.

The world needs more entrepreneurs but where do kids learn how to become one. In this short mini-episode I unpack my 4 rules for breeding futurepreneurs or like I like to call them kidpreneurs. Enjoy!

The human brain is wired to notice danger 6x more than good news. This primitive wiring is not well suited to the digital world we all live in. Let’s unpack fear…

Sales gets a bad rap but it is one of the most valuable business skill,

Life is one big storm. With fronts of challenges and periods of calm in the eye of the storm. Rest in the eye of the storm and frame the storm front of challenges with one of opportunities.

Guest Sunil Godse Founder & CEO of Intuitionology.com  After making a series of bad decisions, with one leading to a friend being shot and killed, Sunil Godse spent thousands of hours on research and interviews to find out that the reason we waste time making bad decisions is because we ignore our intuition, a subconscious phenomenon that we are all born with that helps us make the right decision at the right time in any situation we find ourselves in. Sunil developed a seven step process that shows you how to sharpen your intuition so that the only decisions you make are the right ones in any situation that move your life forward. We explore Intuition and how to apply it in your own life.  The Seven-day Intuition challenge here: https://www.intuitionology.com/7-day-challenge/ref/WillGreen Website: https://www.intuitionology.com/ Podcast: https://www.intuitionology.com/podcast/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sunilgodse/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/intuitionology/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sunilgodse/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/sunilgodse

In business a lot of thought and structure has been attributed to Tangible Assets that can be measured and accounted for in an asset registry or Balance Sheet. However the real value in a business and life lies in the value of your Intangible assets such as Brand, Culture, Trust in business and Freedom of Time in life.