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Equity Is the Most Expensive Money ~ The 2-3 Year Rule

September 18
18 mins

Episode Description

GROWTH PILLAR: Leadership & Ops
WHO THIS IS FOR: SMB owners / Solopreneurs / Corporate escapees / Leaders building systems
WHAT THEY'LL GAIN: A ten-question fundability test, the real difference between growing and scaling, and a 90-day plan to fix founder dependency before it costs you at the table.

Most business owners don't know if their business is actually fundable — and equity is the most expensive way to find out the hard way.

Tyrus Shivers, founder and investor at Legacy Wealth Capital Group, breaks down what actually makes a business fundable. He walks through a ten-question fundability test and shows the real difference between growing a business and scaling a business — two things owners often mix up. He explains how founder dependency quietly lowers what a business is worth, and why clean finance habits matter more than a pitch deck. Tyrus uses a 170-point framework to fix weak systems and get owners ready for capital raising, whether that means a bank, an investor, or a buyer. He closes with a 90-day plan to build the boring financial habits that make a business worth buying. This episode is for business owners who want to raise money the right way, not the fast way.

Key topics covered:

  • The ten-question fundability test
  • The seven systems every investor checks before they write a check
  • Growing versus scaling, and why the difference decides what kind of capital you raise
  • Founder dependency and what it actually costs at the table
  • Financial controls that separate a hobby from a real business
  • A 90-day plan to fix what's fixable, starting today

Guest links: Legacy Wealth Capital Group · Tyrus Shivers on LinkedIn · YouTube · Instagram · Facebook

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