The Founder's Playbook to Build & Protect Wealth — from Operator to Investor
General Catalyst and Thrive Capital have deployed billions to buy accounting firms, MSPs, and call centres, then transform them with AI. This playbook explains the model, the players, and what it means for founders who might sell, invest, or build.
A complete operating system for founders with $5M–$50M in liquid assets. Practical frameworks for structure, treasury, portfolio, protection, and governance—without the institutional overhead.
Private markets stopped being "alternative." BCG: wealthy investors already at 15-20% allocation. EQT paid $3.2bn for Coller. Private credit is being mis-sold as low-risk income. If your governance hasn't caught up to your allocation, that's a problem.
Post-exit founders face unlimited options and no decision framework. Here's how to build a system that makes capital allocation decisions easier and better.
UK's FIG regime is a 4-year runway, not a permanent home. Italy's flat tax hit €300k but still makes sense above €1M income. M&A confidence at six-year highs. Secondaries are mainstream now. Three shifts every founder should understand.
Games exist whether you acknowledge them or not. The question isn't whether to play—it's whether you're playing to win or playing because you forgot you could stop.
Three structural shifts are reshaping founder liquidity in 2026. UK's CARF framework makes crypto compliance automatic. Mega-cap IPOs may crowd out everyone else. And 46% of PE managers now use GP-led secondaries for distributions—double last year.
Selling your company doesn't just change your bank balance—it removes the identity you built over a decade. Here's how to navigate the void that follows.
How family offices and HNW investors are accessing private equity through direct deals and club investing. Covers due diligence, tax strategies including QSBS, and building real deal flow.
Investment strategies are building blocks. Your portfolio is the structure you build from them. This guide breaks down the major approaches to investing.
What separates founders who build serious capital from those who drift with markets? It comes down to agency—the belief that outcomes bend to effort, not luck.
You need advisors. But having advisors isn't the same as having a team. Most founders either have too few, too many, or the wrong ones entirely.
After the exit, you still need to pay for life. Most founders default to selling investments when they need cash. There's a better way to think about it.
Standard portfolio advice wasn't designed for you. You got rich through concentration, not diversification. Here's how to build a portfolio that reflects founder reality.
