{"podcast":{"title":"The Exit - Presented By Flippa","slug":"the-exit-presented-by-flippa-2008365","podcast_index_feed_id":2008365,"rss_url":"https://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:882652228/sounds.rss","website_url":"https://soundcloud.com/theexitpodcast","image_url":"https://i1.sndcdn.com/avatars-PWWNjPg4fWS3LPdv-Oy7SwQ-original.jpg","author":"The Exit - Presented By Flippa","episode_count":301,"summary":"The Exit - Presented By Flippa: A 30-minute podca…","last_synced_at":"2026-06-22T16:17:45.387266+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-exit-presented-by-flippa-2008365"},"episode":{"title":"The $50 Million Mistake: Private Equity Secrets to Selling Your Business for 11x EBITDA with Alexis Sikorsky","slug":"the-50-million-mistake-private-equity-secrets-to-selling-your-business-for-11x-ebitda-with-alexis-sikorsky","published_at":"2025-12-22T10:00:53+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-exit-presented-by-flippa-2008365/the-50-million-mistake-private-equity-secrets-to-selling-your-business-for-11x-ebitda-with-alexis-sikorsky","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-exit-presented-by-flippa-2008365","url":"https://soundcloud.com/theexitpodcast/the-50-million-mistake-private-equity-secrets-to-selling-your-business-for-11x-ebitda-with-alexis-sikorsky","audio_url":"http://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2234091494-theexitpodcast-the-50-million-mistake-private-equity-secrets-to-selling-your-business-for-11x-ebitda-with-alexis-sikorsky.mp3","summary":"Want a quick estimate of how much your business is worth? With our free valuation calculator, answer a few questions about your business, and you’ll get an immediate estimate of the value of your business. You might be surprised by how much you can get for it: https://flippa.com/exit -- Are you running your business, or is it running you? In this episode, we sit down with Alexis Sikorsky, co-founder of Nightscale, who reveals the brutal truth about the \"Grind\" and the specific strategies he used to exit his banking software company for a massive multiple. If you are a founder stuck at the $5M–$10M revenue plateau, this episode is a masterclass in cashing out. Alexis breaks down the \"$50 Million Mistake\", a calculation of the money and time he lost by not knowing the secrets of Private Equity earlier, and how you can avoid it. What You’ll Learn: The \"Fish and Chip\" Trap: How Private Equity firms lure founders with high valuations only to chip away at the price during due diligence—and how to stop them. Nominal EBITDA vs. EBITDA: The financial metric that matters more than your bottom line. Learn how \"dressing the bride\" and identifying add-backs can instantly increase your valuation. The Magic Number: Why a $40M valuation is the specific target for a lifestyle where you never have to touch your capital again. The Due Diligence Reverse Card: How to investigate a PE firm by calling the founders they don't want you to talk to. Escaping the Operator Trap: Why you need to fire yourself from day-to-day operations to make your company sellable. -- Alexis Sikorsky is a seasoned entrepreneur, strategic advisor, and #1 international best-selling author who helps founders and SMEs scale with confidence, make smarter strategic decisions, and prepare for long-term growth and success…","meta_description":"Want a quick estimate of how much your business is worth? With our free valuation calculator, answer a few questions about your business, and you’ll get a…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2075,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-exit-presented-by-flippa-2008365/episodes/the-50-million-mistake-private-equity-secrets-to-selling-your-business-for-11x-ebitda-with-alexis-sikorsky/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-exit-presented-by-flippa-2008365/the-50-million-mistake-private-equity-secrets-to-selling-your-business-for-11x-ebitda-with-alexis-sikorsky.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}