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Built to Sell Radio

John Warrillow
Entrepreneurship
Merchant Aviation
Private Equity
Consulting
Business Selling
Decision-Making
EBITDA
Negotiation
Aeroport De Paris
Recurring Revenue
Acquisitions
Product Lifecycle Management
Due Diligence
Aviation Industry
Negotiation Strategies
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Stress Management
Earn Out Strategies
Marketing Agencies
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Built to Sell Radio is a weekly podcast for business owners interested in selling a business. Each week, we ask an entrepreneur who has recently sold a business why they decided to sell their business, what they did right and what mistakes they made through the process of exiting their business. Built to Sell Radio is the ultimate insider's guide to approaching the most important financial transac... more

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acasa helps people run a shared home without the usual friction. It started as a simple way for housemates to track and split rent, bills, and groceries, then added payments and utility setup so households could manage recurring bills in one place. more

Nick Telson-Sillett and his co-founder built what you could call "OpenTable for bars and nightclubs" in the UK.

Instead of chasing the US (the move most founders are told to make), they went big fish, small pond: dominate their home market first. ... more

The fastest way to make a service company unsellable is building it around a personal brand.

When clients hire you—because of your reputation, your name, and your specific expertise—you haven't built a business; you've built a high-paying job.

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Some of the richest founders don't run trendy companies. They run dirty ones. The kind of work you'd never brag about at a dinner party, but that quietly throws off real money because it's hard, risky, and most people won't do it.

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Recent Guests

Nick Katz
Founder of Acasa, a platform that helps housemates track and pay household bills.
Acasa
Episode: Ep 531 The #1 M&A Mistake Founders Make with Jed Morris
Nick Telson-Sillett
Co-founder of DesignMyNight
DesignMyNight
Episode: Ep 530 $40M for a Big Fish in a Small Pond
Shenar Wood
Founder of an underground power business specializing in burying power lines
Episode: Ep 528 The Dirty Businesses that Create Quiet Millionaires
Dr. Michael Filosi
Owner and dentist who successfully sold his dental practice and transitioned away from clinical work.
Dental Practice
Episode: Ep 527 How to Avoid an Earn-Out (Even in a Service Business)
Ryan O'Leary
Founder of Sona, a payment processing company
Sona
Episode: Ep 525 How to Know When to Get Out: What to do when Shopify threatens, Selling vs. hiring a CEO. A controlled process instead of massive auction and getting your cash up front.
Krista Gurka
Physical therapist and entrepreneur, founder of Pilates on the Grove
Pilates on the Grove
Episode: Ep 524 3 Non-Negotiables to Walk Away Clean, Turn Your Expertise into Recurring Revenue, and Avoiding a Deal-Killing Clause.
Ujwal Arkalgud
Entrepreneur and founder of Motive Base, transformed a service firm into a SaaS company
Motive Base
Episode: Ep 523 15 x EBITDA for a Service Firm
Eric Wiklendt
Managing Director of Speyside Equity, focused on acquiring lower middle market manufacturing businesses
Speyside Equity
Episode: Ep 522 The difference between 4x vs.8x EBITDA, Customer Concentration Discounts, PE Re-trades with Eric Wiklendt on this special edition of Inside the Mind of an Acquirer
Andrew Roberts
Founder of Tiny, which became a leading text editor used globally
TinyMCE
Episode: Ep 521 10x Outcome Selling Tiny to Private Equity and how to make the 'Cruise vs Double Down' Decision

Hosts

Colin Morgan
Host and Executive Producer with a focus on guiding entrepreneurs through the complexities of selling their businesses.
John Warlow
Host known for his expertise in entrepreneurship and business exits, with a focus on sharing valuable insights with listeners about successful sale strategies.

Reviews

4.8 out of 5 stars from 462 ratings
  • Exits Are Built Long Before They’re Sold

    This episode does something rare: it reframes exits as a series of daily decisions, not a single transaction. The way you highlighted value creation, buyer perspective, and emotional readiness brings real maturity to the conversation. Thoughtful, grounded, and genuinely helpful for founders who want to build with the end in mind, without losing themselves along the way.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Anum — The Platinum CEO
    United Kingdoma month ago
  • Solid content, buy your guest some microphones

    Sounds like a calling in on a Motorola razor

    Apple Podcasts
    3
    CelebProducer
    United States2 months ago
  • Building What Others Want to Buy

    Absolutely fantastic episode, you revealed what too many founders miss: acquirers don’t buy your revenue, they buy your assets-in-motion. The way you and Chris Hutchins laid out how team, IP, roadmap, and momentum matter more than EBITDA was eye-opening. A brilliant guide for anyone building from legacy to lift-off.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Anum — The Platinum CEO
    United Kingdom3 months ago
  • The best podcast for entrepreneurs

    I have learned so much from this show! Yes, the primary focus is on exit strategies, but the conversations go so much deeper into business operations, finance, negotiation, and how the successes and failures have impact founders’ personal lives. A must listen if you’re interested in entrepreneurship.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    tbm59285839
    United States3 months ago
  • Highly valuable

    This episode was such a masterclass in perspective. What struck me most wasn’t just the strategy behind acquisitions—it was the way Lee opened a window into the mindset of an acquirer. So often, conversations around business growth stay on the surface of numbers and deals, but here you created space for the psychology, the human lens, the why behind the moves.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Anum — The Platinum CEO
    United Kingdom4 months ago

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The podcast is frequently described as a masterclass for entrepreneurs looking to understand the intricacies of mergers and acquisitions.
Listeners appreciate the practical advice and personal stories shared by guests, finding the content insightful for navigating business exits.
Many note the quality of interviewing, with hosts asking thoughtful questions that dig deep into the nuances of selling a business.

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Ep 531 The #1 M&A Mistake Founders Make with Jed Morris
Q: Can you walk through that learning regarding searching for acquirers?
I was trying to apply all my fundraising lessons to M&A, but the underlying motivations for an acquirer are very different from those of an investor.
Ep 531 The #1 M&A Mistake Founders Make with Jed Morris
Q: What was, like, how did you make money by the end?
We were making a percentage of the bills that were paid through us, but paid by the suppliers.
Ep 531 The #1 M&A Mistake Founders Make with Jed Morris
Q: What observations or conclusions did you come to about raising money in Europe?
I believe that the exact same business, had I built that in New York or the Valley, I think I would have raised three to five times more capital for the metrics that I was at.
Ep 530 $40M for a Big Fish in a Small Pond
Q: What do you wish you'd done differently before selling your company?
Understanding that the peak of your journey isn't an end point but a transition into what comes next.
Ep 530 $40M for a Big Fish in a Small Pond
Q: What caused your enthusiasm to wane?
The initial excitement of building the business turned into exhaustion due to the responsibilities and the challenges of managing a lean team.

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Aimed at entrepreneurs and business owners, this podcast provides invaluable insights into the process of selling a business through interviews with individuals who have successfully navigated the exit strategy. Each episode typically features a guest sharing their personal experiences, detailing the reasons behind their decision to sell, the strategies that worked, as well as the pitfalls encountered on their journey. Topics often include business valuation, negotiation tactics, shifts from service to product-based models, and the emotional aspects tied to selling a company. Noteworthy is the podcast's focus on real-life case studies, offering listeners practical advice and relatable stories that make the complexities of mergers and acquis... more

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2. Nick Telson-Sillett
3. Shenar Wood
4. Dr. Michael Filosi
5. Ryan O'Leary
6. Krista Gurka
7. Ujwal Arkalgud
8. Eric Wiklendt

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