The business a buyer values is the business that runs without you.

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0 = not at all true · 4 = completely true

Top-10 customer relationships primarily depend on you

If you disappeared for 60 days, would revenue hold?

Day-to-day operations run without your input

Systems, SOPs, and clear ownership of every function.

There is a second-in-command who can run the business

Not just execute — decide.

Sales are generated by a repeatable system, not by you

Marketing engine, sales process, closers who are not you.

Financials are clean and reviewed monthly without you

You could hand a buyer 3 years of clean statements today.

Key vendor and lender relationships are not personal to you

Contracts and terms travel with the business.

Product / process knowledge is documented, not in your head

Someone else could ship the work if you left.

The brand is the company, not you personally

Website, social, and reputation are not built on your name.

crosspeak / owner-dependency

Dependency read

Independence score50

Owner dependency

50%

Est. buyer discount

~20%

High dependency

50% dependent

Expect earnouts, extended transition periods, and a discounted multiple.

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What this tool tells you

Independence score

How much of the business actually runs without you — the higher, the more transferable.

Owner dependency %

The share of value at risk when a buyer models what happens after you leave.

Buyer discount

An observed range of how much dependency compresses offers. Fix it before you go to market.

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The business a buyer values is the business that runs without you.

Rate each statement

Independence score

Owner dependency %

Buyer discount

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Come back when you're ready

When you're ready to go deeper, David is here.