Exit & Acquire Is Expanding to Substack
Real-world exit and acquisition strategies, now easier to access and follow
A few weeks ago, I was sitting across from a founder who had just sold his business.
Solid outcome.
Clean deal.
No fireworks.
Halfway through our coffee, he leaned in and said something that stuck with me:
“I wish someone had told me this stuff five years earlier.”
He wasn’t talking about valuation multiples or deal structure.
He meant the quiet lessons.
The preparation no one markets.
The long-game thinking that doesn’t trend well in a feed optimized for speed, not depth.
That moment crystallized something I’d been feeling for a while.
Exit & Acquire needed to expand outside the LinkedIn distribution channel it was living in.
LinkedIn is incredible for discovery, connection, and conversation. It’s where many of you found me, and that’s not changing. But the work we’re doing here…the frameworks behind durable exits, smart acquisitions, and wealth that actually transfers across chapters…deserves a home built for focus.
The problem isn’t a lack of content. It’s fragmentation.
Advice scattered across posts, threads, podcasts, and hot takes. Founders and buyers trying to make million-dollar decisions by stitching together half-thoughts between meetings.
I see what that does in real life.
If you are serious about exits or acquisitions, you deserve less unearned opinions and more been-there-done-that perspective.
I talk weekly with owners who waited too long to prepare and paid for it in deal fatigue or broken negotiations. I speak with buyers who underestimated integration risk and learned the hard way that closing is just the halfway point. And I meet investors who assumed good numbers meant a good business, until culture and systems told a different story.
The noise doesn’t just distract; it distorts.
What intrigued me about Substack wasn’t trendiness. It was intent. Substack was designed for readers who want to think, not scroll. It rewards consistency, depth, and trust.
That matters.
Because when someone subscribes to Exit & Acquire, they’re raising their hand and saying, “I care about getting this right.”
Here’s the future I’m building toward:
A place where founders can quietly prepare years ahead of an exit without performative pressure.
Where buyers can learn how disciplined diligence actually works before they’re under the gun.
Where operators thinking about acquisitions can understand integration before LOIs.
Where advice compounds instead of disappearing after 48 hours.
This is about creating a Virtual Family Office-style experience in written form.
Thoughtful.
Strategic.
Long-term.
Are you serious?
If you are serious about exits or acquisitions, you deserve less unearned opinions and more been-there-done-that perspective.
That’s the thought I’ve felt it worth pausing on.
I’ve already seen what this kind of environment unlocks. One operator I’ve been advising began reading every long-form note we shared privately. Six months later, he restructured his leadership bench, cleaned up reporting, and repositioned himself from “essential” to “optional.” His business didn’t just become more valuable; his life did too.
Another buyer told me Substack-style depth helped him walk away from a deal that looked perfect on paper but failed every integration test we discussed. That restraint saved him seven figures and years of regret.
The risk in moving platforms
There’s skepticism around moving off-platform.
I get it…reach feels safer than intimacy.
But in M&A, the biggest outcomes rarely come from the biggest rooms. They come from prepared people making calm decisions before urgency shows up.
The solution isn’t abandoning LinkedIn. It’s using it correctly.
LinkedIn will remain the front porch. Substack becomes the kitchen table.
Exit & Acquire on Substack will deliver deeper case studies, the deal psychology that’s usually discussed only behind closed doors, and frameworks refined in real transactions. Fewer posts. More substance. Nothing hypothetical.
If you’re building, buying, or planning to exit someday, this move is for you.
I look forward to our continued journey…
David Hermann, CEO of hermanngroup and M&A Advisor/Broker at Sunbelt Business Brokers of Colorado
David Hermann is a transformative advisor and strategist who turns complex business challenges into extraordinary successes. Known for driving over $500 million in documented financial improvements for clients, David partners with C-suite leaders to unlock their full potential. With 60+ speaking engagements, numerous publications, and a spot in the top 1% of Consulting Voices and top 1% of the Social Selling Index on LinkedIn, he’s passionate about making strategy, change leadership, and operations insightful and accessible.