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Five founders. Five exits. All around $30 million. So why did one walk away with $30M – and another with just $2M? From taxes and co-founders to deal structure and equity rollovers, the factors that shape a founder's final payout are rarely simple. This episode is your crash course in what really happens when a deal closes.

Here’s what we talk about:

How Eran Galperin took home ~$30M while still keeping ~50% of his company
Why Scott Galloway only netted $2–3M from a $33M sale
How Alex Hormozi earned more from distributions than the $31M exit itself
The ultra-simple, debt-free deal that netted two Canadian brothers $20M each
Marshall Haas’ $18M cash payout – and why he held onto equity for peace of mind
Why the "headline number" often masks the founder’s true financial outcome
The impact of seller notes, taxes, state residency, and post-sale roles
What to consider before you sell to avoid regret or burnout
The myth of the $1B exit – and how one founder only took home $70M

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Chapters:

(0:42) Five Exits, Five Wildly Different Payouts
(1:37) Eran Galperin: The Gym Desk Power Play
(4:19) Tax Dodges & Seller Notes: Cash Isn’t Always King
(5:22) Scott Galloway: $33M Headline, $3M Reality Check
(7:39) Alex Hormozi: Gym Launch – Cash Out, Cash In
(8:32) The Sinkinson Brothers: Double or Nothing in Canada
(11:56) Marshall Haass: The Art of the Partial Exit
(13:17) Why Smart Founders Never Sell It All
(15:28) Scoreboard Envy: Don’t Get Played

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Your Host: Jackie Lamport

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Five Founders, Same Exit Value – Wildly Different Payouts

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