Value Acceleration Methodology

Also known as: Walking to Destiny · Five Stages of Value Maturity · Three Legs of the Stool

Treat exit planning as good business strategy: align business, personal, and financial readiness now.

An exit-planning framework (Discover, Prepare, Decide) that aligns three forms of readiness — business value, the owner's personal goals, and personal financial needs — and drives value through five stages of maturity, making exit a continuous discipline rather than a one-time event.

Core concepts

Discover-Prepare-DecideThree Legs (Business/Personal/Financial)Five Stages of Value MaturityValue Gap

Best when

Any owner 1-10 years from a transition of any type
Business is valuable but the owner isn't ready, or vice versa

Watch-outs

Advisor-ecosystem framing