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Ep 484 How to Know When It's Time to Sell

Kristie Shifflette built a 13-location Orangetheory Fitness empire from scratch—bootstrapping a capital-hungry business, personally guaranteeing leases, and taking on risk most founders wouldn't touch. In the end, it paid off for Kristie and in this episode, you'll discover how to:

• Bootstrap a capital-intensive business without giving up control

• Reduce your risk when taking on an investor

• Attract entrepreneurial employees who will care as much as you do

• Think about the $10 million milestone (and why it matters to private equity)

• Know when to take some chips off the table—and when to double down

• Ace management presentations with an acquirer

• Play hard to get (ev

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