Jo Stapleton's videos and podcasts

The expansion wasn’t the mistake. But continuing to pour time, attention and capital into it with...

33,575. That’s how many PE-backed businesses were sitting unsold as of June 30 according to this ...

We often tell stories backwards. Especially exit stories. Once the money is in the bank, everythin...

Most founders think they’re building one thing. A business. But the businesses that create the m...

The truth is, most founders don't wake up thinking about selling their business. They wake up think...

For the past two years, the ExitEngine™ Podcast has been an incredible part of our journey. Eighty-...

Most founders will tell you they have a great team. Many have supportive spouses, good advisors. Ma...

Two years ago, we started a podcast with a simple idea: have honest conversations about what it real...

The biggest thing holding your business back probably isn’t revenue. Or capital. Or the economy. It...

This idea from Dave Summers really stuck with me: "Aspire to be a constant newbie." Not because ex...

A few months ago I wrote this article called A Founder’s View at $5M Revenue. At the time, I focuse...

Most founders don’t need another strategy. They need somewhere to put the weight down. On the surf...

Most founders spend years focused on growing revenue. Few spend the same amount of time growing ent...

Kenneth Erdelt - Business Exit Specialist is right and I’ll take the question about succession a st...

When most people look at it, they probably see a proud new dad holding his baby boy. And they would...

I think one of the most dangerous things founders quietly convince themselves of is, “I should be ab...

Most founders don’t actually need another networking event. They need a room where they can finally...