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After the Close
by Daniel Stetser
The best lessons in dealmaking never leave the room. After the Close changes that. Each episode unpacks a real lower middle market transaction — the mechanics, the mistakes, and the moments that made or killed the deal. Founders who've exited. Acquirers who've closed. Searchers who took the leap. And the deal professionals who got it across the finish line. One deal. One lesson. No fluff. Hosted by Dan, an entrepreneur and student of the deal who's obsessed with how small businesses are built, bought, and sold. New episodes weekly.
Episodes
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Solo Show: Stop Choosing Between Cash Out and Grind On
Most owners think they have two options: sell the whole thing and walk away with a check, or keep grinding for another five or ten years. Because cashing out feels like a death and grinding feels like a sentence, a lot of owners just stand in the hallway for years and never decide anything. In…
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Sold Three Times, Still an Owner: Carrie Kelsch and the A Plus Garage Doors Rollover
Carrie Kelsch turned a garage door company she opened as a side hustle in 2005 (mostly so her kids would have somewhere to work at 16) into a multi-state operation she's now sold three separate times without ever fully cashing out. In this episode, she breaks down the recap-and-rollover strategy...
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How a Self-Funded Searcher 4X'd an Accounting Firm: Patrick Dichter of Appletree Business Services
Patrick Dichter wasn't an accountant. He had an MBA, a finance minor, and seven years selling for a digital marketing agency. Then he heard you could just buy a business, so he did. In late 2021 he closed on Appletree Business Services at $1.2M in revenue, and over the next few years grew it...
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"I Regret Selling My Startup" — Boris Berenberg on the Atlas Authority Exit
What happens when a founder runs his own sale process, gets the deal done, and then writes a viral blog post titled "I Regret Selling My Startup"? Boris Berenberg spent six and a half years building Atlas Authority into one of the top Atlassian partner businesses in the world. Tens of millions in...
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From 3x to 5x Earnout - Jeff Archibald on the Paper Leaf Exit
Jeff Archibald built Paper Leaf from a two-person design shop into a 30-person custom software firm doing $4M in revenue. Then he sold it, but not before a failed deal nearly cost him everything. In this episode, Jeff walks through both deals: the PE buyer who dragged him through five months of…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
The best lessons in dealmaking never leave the room.
After the Close changes that. Each episode unpacks a real lower middle market transaction — the mechanics, the mistakes, and the moments that made or killed the deal. Founders who've exited. Acquirers who've closed. Searchers who took the leap. And the deal professionals who got it across the finish line.
One deal. One lesson. No fluff.
Hosted by Dan, an entrepreneur and student of the deal who's obsessed with how small businesses are built, bought, and sold.
New episodes weekly.
HOSTED BY
Daniel Stetser
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What is After the Close about?
The best lessons in dealmaking never leave the room. After the Close changes that. Each episode unpacks a real lower middle market transaction — the mechanics, the mistakes, and the moments that made or killed the deal. Founders who've exited. Acquirers who've closed. Searchers who took the leap....
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After the Close is created and hosted by Daniel Stetser.
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