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Live Benchmarks

EBITDA multiple data by industry and revenue band, updated as market conditions shift. Know where you stand before the banker does.

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Exit Frameworks

What separates 6x multiples from 12x isn't luck — it's preparation. Playbooks from operators who've run the process from both sides.

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Scaling Intelligence

The specific bottlenecks that choke growth at each revenue tier — $2M, $10M, $50M, $150M. Identify yours before they cost you.

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M&A Mechanics

Deal structures, due diligence red flags, earnout traps, and negotiation leverage points. What you don't know will cost you.

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Operator Playbooks

Concrete frameworks you can put to work this quarter — not academic theory. Written by people who've done the work.

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Peer Analysis

Anonymous case studies drawn from the KCENAV diagnostic database. See how companies at your stage navigate key inflection points.

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The kind of intel that moves your number.

Valuation Current EBITDA multiples by SIC code — what's compressing and what's expanding in 2026
M&A The 3 due diligence findings that kill deals at the 11th hour (and how to fix them before you go to market)
Exit 18-month exit readiness timeline: what to start now, what to defer, and what to never do in the 90 days before close
Scaling Why $10M–$30M is the hardest transition — the operational rebuild most founders avoid until it's too late
Finance Recurring revenue quality scoring: how PE firms actually assess the defensibility of your ARR
Leadership Management depth benchmarks: what acquirers require at each valuation tier to remove founder dependency discount
Strategy Expansion vs. optimization: the decision framework for capital allocation when you're at 15%+ growth
Deals Earnout structures — when they protect you, when they trap you, and how to negotiate the clawback provisions
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