Private Equity and the Hidden Cost of Selling a Business - EP016
Selling a business can look like the finish line, but Peter and Pablo question what actually happens after the deal closes.
They talk through private equity, investment banking incentives, debt, long-term capital, and the founder’s relationship to freedom, cash flow, and control. What starts as a conversation about deal structure becomes a broader discussion about alignment, communication, and whether founders really understand what they are signing up for.
They also dig into the difference between complicators and simplifiers, how each person sees the world as obvious, and why asking better…
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