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Built to Sell
John Warrillow
4.24 (7353 Reviews)
Entrepreneurship
Business
Finance
Panoramica
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Transform your founder-dependent business into a sellable asset. Named one of 2011's best business books by Fortune and Inc., "Built to Sell" has changed lives like Pamela Slim's with its three-step framework. Can your company thrive without you?

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From Trapped Owner to Freedom: The Built to Sell Journey

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Ever wondered why some business owners retire young and wealthy while others work into their seventies with nothing to show for it? The secret lies not in working harder but in building differently. The most valuable businesses aren't those where the owner is indispensable-they're the ones that can thrive without their founder. This counterintuitive approach forms the heart of the "Built to Sell" philosophy, which has transformed countless businesses from owner-dependent jobs into valuable, sellable assets. Consider Alex Stapleton, a successful advertising agency owner by conventional standards. He had the downtown office with exposed brick walls, prestigious clients, and a talented team. Yet Monday mornings found him rushing to appease demanding clients, using his maxed-out credit card for client lunches, and discovering resignation letters from his best employees. Despite outward success, Alex had created golden handcuffs-a business too successful to abandon but not successful enough to provide true freedom. The trappings of success had become a carefully constructed cage.

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The Brutal Reality and Value Creation Through Specialization

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The Painful Pivot: Saying No to Good Money

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Building Systems: Creating an Owner-Proof Business

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Breaking Dependency: Building a Scalable Sales Engine

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Creating a Self-Sufficient Management Team

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The Freedom Formula: Options, Not Just Exits

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