The Agency Decisions That Quietly Reduce Enterprise Value
Value leaks through ordinary agency decisions years before any sale. Steven Mallon explains what to change now on founder dependency, pricing and new business.
Value leaks through ordinary agency decisions years before any sale. Steven Mallon explains what to change now on founder dependency, pricing and new business.

Thinking about selling your agency, or simply curious about what really drives a premium exit? Most

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Scaled founder Simon Penson has spent two decades building, scaling and investing in B2B businesses –
At Scaled, we’re fortunate to have a founder who’s spent the last two decades building, scaling
There is a pattern that shows up in board meetings more often than most founders would

It’s live. After months of building — and years of thinking about why it needed to
The strategy deck is excellent. Genuinely. Coherent narrative. Clear priorities. Confident presentation. And then someone asks
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