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The Best Buyer Isn't in Any Banker's Phone

Networks don't win deals. Distribution, tech and actually understanding the seller do.

Every bank pitches you the same slide: a rolodex. Hundreds of "relationships," built over decades, ready to call the moment you sign.

Here's the problem. A rolodex is a list of who a banker already knows — not who should buy your company. Those are rarely the same list.

The buyer who pays the most for your business is usually someone no incumbent has met: a founder two exits ahead of you, a strategic quietly rolling up your category, a fund that hasn't announced its thesis yet. Software finds them. A phone book doesn't.

We're building the tooling to prove that, one mandate at a time. Full piece coming soon.

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