Now Model the Full Picture.
If you are moving from initial screen to real decision, this is the layer that matters.
The Extended System Underwrites the Survivors.
The Deal Evaluation System — Core — the Business Quality Scorecard, Owner Earnings Bridge, Acquisition Expected Value Model, Personal Guarantee Risk Model, and One-Page Deal Dashboard — shows you where most deals break at the surface level.
But the decisions that destroy capital happen deeper. The expected value calculation across all scenarios. The personal guarantee exposure under stress. The debt stack behavior when revenue drops 10%. The working capital trap that kills cash flow six months after closing.
One bad deal decision at $5M costs $360,000 in lost owner earnings — before you account for your time, your guarantee, and the years you don't get back.
The Deal Evaluation System — Extended gives you the complete analytical workflow — so you can make the go/no-go decision with the same rigor a PE firm would apply, without the team.
This is not required to use the Five Gates framework. The Deal Evaluation System — Core — included with the book — handles the majority of deal rejection. The Deal Evaluation System — Extended is for buyers who have passed initial screening and need complete analytical rigor before signing an LOI or committing capital.
This system was not built from theory. It was built from six years of real deal evaluation — including the walk-away the day before closing. Every threshold, every model, and every decision rule reflects a real decision under real stakes.
The Deal Evaluation System — Core gets you started. Deal Evaluation System — Extended takes you to a final decision.
This costs $175.
That is not a pitch. It is the arithmetic of the Owner Earnings Bridge — the same model in this system — applied to a typical $5M acquisition with a $850K broker EBITDA and $490K true owner earnings.
The gap between what brokers say and what the business actually produces is not an edge case. It is the standard. The Deal Evaluation System — Extended makes that gap visible — and gives you the complete framework to decide whether the deal is worth doing at any price.
You are not paying $175 for spreadsheets. You are paying $175 for decision confidence on a transaction where the downside is your personal guarantee.
Typical gap between broker EBITDA and true owner earnings on a $5M acquisition. This number appears in the first model. Most buyers never run it. You will.
The personal guarantee is not a formality. It is a permanent claim against everything you own. The Personal Guarantee Risk Model — included in the Deal Evaluation System — Extended — calculates your exact exposure under stress scenarios before you sign anything.
Gautam Pardhy spent six years evaluating small business acquisitions — 3,500+ opportunities, 1,200+ NDAs, and one deal walked away from the day before closing. Every model in this system reflects a real threshold, a real adjustment, or a real mistake he saw in the market.
- 30+ years corporate leadership
- 4 startups founded, including one successful exit
- Former executive at Danaher, Dun & Bradstreet, RealPage, and Pitney Bowes
- 3,500+ deals evaluated. Zero bad deals closed — by design
The Deal Evaluation System — Extended is the analytical layer beneath the book. If you have read the book, this is how you apply it to every deal you evaluate — with the same rigor, the same thresholds, and the same decision discipline.
Not ready for the Extended system yet?
Start with the book. The Deal Evaluation System — Core comes with it. The Deal Evaluation System — Extended will be here when you're ready.
