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Sharma

@richard.harpin

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Why it worked

The video offers a valuable business strategy tip from a founder's perspective, focusing on long-term planning and potential acquisition, which resonates with entrepreneurs looking to build scalable businesses.

Summary

The speaker discusses the importance of building a business with an exit strategy in mind from the beginning. She emphasizes that while passion is crucial for starting a business, a strategic approach focusing on potential acquirers and scalability is essential for long-term success.

Structure

1Starting a business with passion vs. strategy
2Considering the buyer and exit strategy early
3Listing key business attributes for acquisition
4Evaluating potential for retail rollout and expansion
5Balancing passion with commercial and strategic vision

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Sharma She built her exit strategy before her first sale.

Transcript

Sharma, you'll now on your business, 39 BC, 39 BC. And you said that you're the exit, the exit in mind. Yeah, so I was, I was definitely just driven by an idea and passion only, which you definitely need when you start a business. But this time I'm balancing it with commercial and strategic and scaled vision also. So, who would buy this business in seven, 10, 12 years? And why would they buy it? And then I've made a list of attributes which I have, my computer, and I really make based attributes. For example, one of the attributes for a beauty business might be, can an acquirer see a world here? A retail rollout of own stores? Because if you're going to acquire, you want to know that there's still opportunity for expansion. So, for example, one of the attributes for a beauty business might be, can an acquirer see a world here? A retail rollout of own stores? Because if you're going to acquire, you want to know that there's still opportunity for expansion.

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Sharmadean’s first businesses were built on idea and passion alone. This one, her fourth, started differently. She asked herself who would buy this business in seven to twelve years, and why. Then she wrote a list of attributes and keeps it next to her, on her desk. Can it acquire a world beyond the product. Is there a retail rollout still ahead of it. Room to expand. Every decision gets tested against that list. Passion gets you started. A buyer’s checklist is what actually builds something acquirable.