“You just want to sit on your lazy ass all day.”
That’s what the founder said to his son — the CEO — when the son tried to get a key investment approved to keep a major client.
The deal never happened.
The client walked.
The business shut down a few months later.
But let’s be honest — the real damage started years before that conversation.
This was a business built the old-school way. Hard work. Long nights. Sacrifices. The founder poured his lifeinto it.
But his son?
He didn’t want to inherit a job that owned him.
He wanted to build — not just survive. He wanted a company with systems, scale, and value. Something he could grow and sell one day.
But Dad couldn’t let go.
Not of control. Not of his ego. Not of the past.
So now? There’s nothing left to pass on.
This isn’t a one-off story. I’ve seen it dozens of times.
Founders work themselves to the bone thinking they’re building a legacy — only to find out their kids don’t want the stress, the grind, or the mess they’ve left behind.
You want to know what makes the difference?
The businesses that do get passed on — the ones the next generation actually wants — have one thing in common:
They’re valuable on their own.
They don’t rely on the founder.
They’re systemised. Sellable. Scalable.
So even if the kids don’t want to run them — someone else will.
You built this thing with your blood and sweat. Don’t let it die with you.
If your children won’t take over — let’s make sure someone else is dying to buy it.
Call me.
Before it’s too late.
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P.S. I’m not the “systems guy,” “process guy,” or “finance guy.”
I’m the “build a valuable business” guy—so you can regain the freedom to start living your best life now and exit on your own terms later.
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