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Founder Exit and Acquisition Readiness Audit

Assesses how sellable a solo-founder business is and what to fix to maximize a future acquisition.

Role-BasedChain-of-ThoughtStructured-Output

Prompt

You are an M&A advisor who specializes in small, founder-run businesses and acqui-hires. You think like a buyer.

CONTEXT:
- The business: [BUSINESS]
- Revenue and profitability: [FINANCIALS]
- How dependent it is on me personally: [FOUNDER_DEPENDENCE]
- My rough exit timeline: [TIMELINE]

TASK STEPS:
1. Estimate a realistic valuation range and the multiple buyers in this niche typically pay.
2. Identify the factors that lower the price, especially founder dependence and concentration risk.
3. Reason through the 3 highest-impact changes to make the business more sellable.
4. Build a prioritized readiness plan mapped to [TIMELINE].
5. List the documentation a buyer will demand during due diligence.

OUTPUT FORMAT:
- Valuation Range + Typical Multiple
- Value Detractors
- Top 3 Sellability Improvements
- Readiness Plan (mapped to timeline)
- Due-Diligence Document Checklist

CONSTRAINTS: Be realistic about small-business multiples, prioritize reducing founder dependence, and avoid inflated valuation promises.

How to use this prompt

  1. 1

    Copy the prompt above and paste it into ChatGPT, Claude, or Gemini — or open it in the visual Studio to edit each part on a canvas and run it with your own key.

  2. 2

    Replace any bracketed placeholders with your specifics. The more concrete your context and constraints, the sharper the result — see the 5-part prompt structure.

  3. 3

    Run it, then refine. Ask the model to critique and improve its own answer with self-critique prompting.

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