Entrepreneur, Operator, Investor. 20+ years building businesses across the UK, Europe, China, and emerging markets. Now a Partner at a wealth management firm. Playing RPG Life, sharing what I learn.
Three structural shifts are reshaping founder liquidity in 2026. UK's CARF framework makes crypto compliance automatic. Mega-cap IPOs may crowd out everyone else. And 46% of PE managers now use GP-led secondaries for distributions—double last year.
Selling your company doesn't just change your bank balance. It removes the identity you built over a decade. Here's what actually happens in the months that follow.
The entire playbook, condensed. Core principles, key questions, warning signs. Bookmark this. Come back when you need it.
What's the absolute minimum setup you need? Not a reference to complexity or sophistication—a ruthless focus on what actually matters and permission to keep it simple.
The structure that made sense at $8M might be wrong at $25M. Advisor who was great five years ago might have drifted. Here's how to evaluate what you have — and know when it needs to change.
The 12-18 months before exit is a window. Certain moves are possible with equity that become impossible — or extremely expensive — once that equity converts to cash. Most founders miss it.
Private equity has surpassed public equities as the dominant asset class in family office portfolios. This guide covers the three paths in, what separates great GPs from the rest, and how to actually build the access that makes it all work.
The wire hits. Now what? The first 90 days after a liquidity event are when founders make their best and worst decisions. Here's how to seize the opportunity wisely.
The mistakes that destroy founder wealth are surprisingly predictable. They happen repeatedly, to smart people, in patterns you can see coming — if you know what to look for.
Investment strategies are building blocks. Your portfolio is the structure you build from them. This guide breaks down the major approaches to investing.
The biggest implementation mistake is rushing. Cash sitting in a savings account while you figure things out costs almost nothing. A bad $2M decision because you felt pressure to deploy costs, potentially everything.
What separates founders who build serious capital from those who drift with markets? It comes down to agency — the belief that outcomes bend to effort, not luck. This is the operating system upgrade most people never install.
