The VCM Playbook: 3 Pillars for Search CEOs to Maximize Exit Value
Search CEOs: Stop VCM friction. Learn 3 actionable pillars to recruit niche operators, engineer alignment with shared KPIs, and guarantee maximum EBITDA for your exit multiple.
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- 8 Oct 2025
Building Culture in the First 90 Days After Acquisition: Lessons for Search CEOs
When a new CEO steps into a company after acquisition, they inherit more than financial statements and customer contracts — they inherit a culture they didn’t create. And in the ETA world, where leadership transitions are often abrupt, how you handle those first 90 days determines whether people lean in… or pull back.
- 5 Oct 2025
Simplifying Ownership to Accelerate Value Creation: Five Experts Announces Partnership with Carta
Both Five Experts and Carta share a common goal — helping the next generation of companies and investors operate with clarity, confidence, and speed. This partnership reflects our continued commitment to simplifying the operational and structural layers that slow down execution so leadership teams can focus on what drives enterprise value.
- 2 Oct 2025
Execution in Weeks, Not Months: Why CEOs Choose Five Experts
If you’re the CEO of a PE-backed or growth company, you already know the clock is ticking the day the deal closes. The board expects results. Your team is stretched. Hiring takes longer than you want. And strategy decks don’t solve problems on their own.
- 15 Jul 2025
Why Venture Capital Firms Are Turning to Fractional Executives to Unlock Portfolio Value
VC firms aren’t just recommending advisors. They’re building out flexible value creation teams, made up of fractional talent ready to guide founders through the most volatile and important stretch of their company’s journey: the first five years post-investment.
- 10 Jul 2025
Why Smart CEOs Are Building On-Demand Value Creation Teams
In today’s high-stakes startup landscape, every hour matters. Speed, precision, and timing can make or break the trajectory of a growth-stage company. That’s why smart CEOs are shifting away from the traditional model of full-time hires or long-term consultants — and instead building on-demand value creation teams made up of experienced operators who can be tapped hourly, exactly when needed.
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