The Great Ownership Transfer
Here's a stat that doesn't get talked about enough: roughly 10 million baby boomer-owned businesses in the US will need to change hands in the next decade. Most owners have no exit plan. Many don't even know what their business is worth.
I built ExitLaunch because I kept hearing the same story from small business owners. They built something over 20-30 years, they know they want to retire eventually, but when you ask "what's your plan?" you get a blank stare.
What ExitLaunch Does
It's a self-serve M&A readiness assessment. Enter your business details (industry, revenue, profit, employees, owner involvement) and AI analyzes your exit readiness across multiple dimensions:
- Financial Health - Revenue trends, margin analysis, profit consistency
- Owner Dependence - How much does the business rely on the founder?
- Market Position - Industry trends, competitive advantages, growth potential
- Operational Maturity - Processes, team, documentation, systems
- Legal/Compliance - Clean books, contracts, IP protection
You get an exit readiness score, a valuation range using multiple methodologies (comparable transactions, discounted cash flow, asset-based), a prioritized action plan, ideal buyer profile, and estimated timeline to exit.
The Stack
- Next.js 15 on EC2
- Llama 3.3 70B via Groq for the analysis engine
- Stripe for $49/$99/$299 monthly tiers
- Server-side rendering for SEO
Why This Market
The numbers are staggering. $5+ trillion in business value needs to transfer. The average business broker charges $15K-50K+ just for a valuation. Business attorneys charge $300-500/hr for readiness assessments.
ExitLaunch gives you 80% of that analysis for $49/month. Not a replacement for an M&A advisor, but a way to understand where you stand before you ever pick up the phone.
The first analysis is free. No account needed. Try it: exitlaunch.io
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