You don't have to sell the company to fix the back office
Published on: 02/09/2026
Equity is a permanent answer. The back office is usually a process problem. Those two things rarely match.
Financial Leadership

Equity is a permanent answer. The back office is usually a process problem. Those two things rarely match.

The asked question is usually the one you can already name. The useful work is slowing down long enough to name the decision underneath it.

Founders usually start with what is included. The more useful question is whether the relationship can see the whole business, name the phase you are in, and let the work follow from there.