Free Assessment: Founder Exit Readiness Assessment
Are You Really Ready to Sell?
Selling your company is a personal event as much as a financial one. This assessment scores your own readiness across the six dimensions that separate founders who thrive after the exit from those who regret it. Twenty-four quick statements, about ten minutes, and your scores the moment you finish.
- Statements
- 24 short statements across six dimensions, mixed rather than grouped on purpose, so each one gets answered on its own.
- Time
- About ten minutes. Each statement is scored from zero to ten, and your results appear the moment you finish.
- Scoring
- Each of the six dimensions totals its four statements, so it scores out of 40. The total runs to 240.
- The Report
- A written report on request, read personally, with the priorities to focus on and a 90-day plan to close the gaps before you sell.
How Ready Are You for Life After the Sale?
Answer honestly, based on where you are today rather than where you think you should be. This one rewards candor more than the others, because the only person the score misleads is you. If you are torn between two numbers, take the lower one. The gap you are hedging about is usually the real signal.
How to score 0 means not true at all. 10 means completely true.
01I have a clear and reasonable plan for what I will do with the proceeds of this sale
02I've reflected on how my role has impacted my connections with friends and family
03While I'd like to sell, I'm also fine keeping the company and continuing to scale it
04I've carefully calculated my long-term lifestyle expenses and financial needs
05I am fine with the company changing its name, brand, locations, customers, and more after I sell
06I know how much time and energy the sale process will take, and I've resourced myself
07I have several other professional and personal interests that I can focus on after I exit
08I have a close set of trusted friends and advisors who are supporting me in this process
09I've carefully considered how selling my company will impact my day-to-day life and routines
10I have a strong sense of my future and how selling this company will help me achieve that
11I've considered the broader opportunities and obligations I have to help others with my gains
12My professional and social circles are broad and independent of my role in my business
13I've consulted my close family and friends for their insight and feedback regarding the sale
14If forced to take a two-week vacation, I would know where to go and what to do with my time
15I've learned a lot from growing this company, and I'm ready to move to the next phase
16After I sell this company, I have several other future professional goals and ambitions
17There is a reasonable and effective plan in place to support me in the company sales process
18I feel confident I can fully commit to the sales process while also managing the business
19I feel complete about my current professional journey and have a sense of accomplishment
20I've reflected on my options and see how selling this company is the best next step
21I can see how selling the company at this time will enable it to grow and reach its full potential
22While I know that I could continue to scale this business, I feel that I've accomplished a lot
23I've put in place the proper safeguards and structure to protect my wealth and future security
24I've considered how selling this business will impact my family and close relationships
Where You Stand.
Once you finish, your scores appear here across the dimensions of personal readiness, from finances to identity to what comes next, so you can see where you are solid and where there is work to do. It is a snapshot of where you stand today. For what is driving the scores, request the full report below.
Not scored yet. Answer all 24 statements above and your scores appear here.
Rate each of the 24 statements above from 0 to 10, then select See My Results. Your scores will be mapped on this chart and ranked by area.
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Go to the StatementsGet the Full Report on Your Readiness.
Your scores show where the gaps are. The full report covers what is driving them, personalized to your answers: a detailed analysis of all six dimensions, your current strengths and weaknesses, the key priorities to focus on, and a 90-day plan to close the gaps before you sell. BLUEPRINT90 is the program that does that work with you.
Send Me the Full Report
Add your name and email, and the full report on your scores arrives by email. Your scores are sent with the request, so there is nothing else to fill in.
Every assessment is read personally, so the report takes a few days rather than arriving instantly.
Questions Founders Ask About the Founder Exit Readiness Assessment.
Straight answers on what the assessment measures, how the scoring works, and what to do with the results once the scores are in.
What does the Founder Exit Readiness Assessment measure?
It measures whether you, the founder, are ready to sell, separate from whether the company is. The 24 statements cover six personal dimensions: financial readiness, motivation for selling, the effect on family, attachment and identity, vision for what comes next, and the support in place to run a sale well. These are the factors that separate founders who thrive after an exit from those who regret it.
How long does the assessment take?
About ten minutes. There are 24 short statements, mixed rather than grouped by dimension, and the scores appear the moment the last one is answered. This assessment rewards candor more than most, because the only person a generous score misleads is you. If you are torn between two numbers, take the lower one.
How is the assessment scored?
Each statement is rated from 0 to 10, where 0 means not true at all and 10 means completely true. The four statements in each dimension add up to a score out of 40, read in bands of 8 from weak to strong, and the six dimensions add up to a total out of 240. The pattern across the six matters more than the total, because the lowest dimension is usually the one to work on first.
What is in the full report, and is it free?
Yes, the full report is free. It is a written analysis, read personally and personalized to your answers, covering all six dimensions, your current strengths and weaknesses, the priorities to focus on, and a 90-day plan to close the gaps before you sell. Request it with a name and email after scoring. It takes a few days because a person reads every one.
How is this different from the Business Exit Readiness Assessment?
This assessment scores the founder. The Business Exit Readiness Assessment scores the company and the drivers of value a buyer examines in diligence. A good exit needs both, because a company ready to sell with an owner who is not tends to produce problems late in the process, when there is no room left to think. Most founders take both.
What should I do with my results?
Start with the lowest-scoring dimension, since that is the one most likely to surface late in a sale. BLUEPRINT90 is the program that works through personal readiness with you, from the proceeds plan to identity and the next chapter. A strategy call is the place to talk through the scores, and Prepare Your Exit covers the full exit planning picture.