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Free Acquisition Toolkit
Before Your First LOI,
Get the Tools to Screen the Deal.
Most buyers start looking at businesses before they have a way to reject the wrong ones.
  • 01
    One-Page Acquisition Mandate Define your buy box before a broker defines it for you.
  • 02
    15-Minute Deal Screen First-pass rejection criteria before you sign an NDA.
  • 03
    Deal Killer Checklist Automatic rejection criteria. Most deals fail here first.
  • 04
    Owner Earnings Bridge Rebuild broker EBITDA into true buyer cash flow.
  • 05
    DSCR Stress Test Does the deal survive a bad year?
3,500+ Deals Screened
27 Formal Offers
0 Bad Deals Closed
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Why These Tools Matter
Most Bad Deals Look Good Before the Numbers Are Rebuilt.
The broker says the business generates strong cash flow. The seller says the customers are loyal. The lender may say the deal is financeable. The asking multiple may even look reasonable.
But before any LOI, you need to answer:
  • Does EBITDA convert to buyer cash flow?
  • Does DSCR survive a bad year?
  • What happens if the top customer leaves?
  • Is working capital included correctly?
  • What does the personal guarantee expose you to?
  • Does the business run without the seller?
Do not let a good story become a bad guarantee. These tools surface the deal killers before broker pressure, lender momentum, and emotional commitment take over.
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"The most valuable deal you will ever do is the one you don't."
Gautam Pardhy β€” Don't Buy That Business
The Full System
The Toolkit Helps You Screen.
The Book Gives You the System.
The free toolkit gives you the first-pass tools. Don't Buy That Business gives you the complete decision framework:
  • The Five Gates Test β€” one gate fails, the deal fails
  • Owner Earnings Bridge β€” 7-step cash flow rebuild
  • Acquisition Expected Value Model
  • Personal Guarantee Risk Model
  • One-Page Deal Dashboard
  • Twelve fatal deal types β€” reject automatically
  • Real case studies of deals that almost closed
If you are seriously evaluating a business, read it before your next LOI.
Don't Buy That Business $24.99 Paperback Β· 275 pages Β· 20 chapters
  • Five Gates Testβ„’
  • Owner Earnings Bridge
  • Personal Guarantee Risk Framework
  • Deal Evaluation System β€” Core included free
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Want to apply the system to a live deal? Access the Deal Evaluation System β€” Core β†’
Already Evaluating a Live Deal?
The Risk Is No Longer Theoretical.
If you are reviewing a CIM, preparing an LOI, or talking to a lender, the decision is no longer abstract. The best time to pressure-test the deal is before it becomes expensive, emotional, and hard to reverse.
The toolkit gives you the first-pass screen. Advisory gives you the full pre-LOI pressure test β€” Owner Earnings Bridge, DSCR stress case, personal guarantee exposure, and a written Go / No-Go / Reprice / Restructure recommendation.
Live Deal Advisory
Pre-LOI Deal Pressure Test
$3,500 One live deal. One structured review. One clear recommendation. Pressure-Test My Deal Learn more about live deal advisory β†’
Start With the Toolkit.
Read the Book Before the LOI. The toolkit helps you screen. The book gives you the full judgment system.
Both are built for buyers who take the downside seriously.
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