Lessons from Post-Exit Entrepreneurs

Hosted by Rina Lim

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Sep 2024

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Learn from entrepreneurs who have exited their businesses on the What, How, When if you are looking to exit your business in the near or future term. Also learn about the lesser talked about post-exit struggles & experiences & pursuing a meaningful & fulfilling life post-exit. Regardless if you are a business owner, glean insights from their collective journeys, their own pursuits for a purposeful life & be inspired & encouraged by their trials & triumphs in both their businesses and lives. Youtube link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC86YqrxDJtllwqjrl3zhSdg

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September 18, 2024Episode 632 min

Selling 3 companies in 3 different countries ft. Michael Lin | #PostExitEntrepreneurs Ep. 6

Michael Lin is a multi-exit entrepreneur and the Managing Director of Auston Institute, an engineering school across 3 countries, Singapore, Sri Lanka & Myanmar. He shares with us his experiences expanding overseas, the challenges & learnings for each entry as well as structuring for his multiple exits. Find Michael on: Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mlindj/Email: mike.lindj@gmail.comIf you are looking to explore buying or selling a company, do reach out to https://www.themaven.co/ or email hello@themaven.co and quote 'PostexitPodcast' to receive a complimentary consultation.

March 30, 2024Episode 533 min

Selling a biz twice, PE rollup sale for US$500M ft. Rahul Sahgal | #PostExitEntrepreneurs Ep. 5

Rahul Sahgal is a data scientist and entrepreneur who set up the enterprise data and analytics solutions firm Annik Technology Services from just 2 people to over 1100 people in 16 years. He sold the business to US-based customer engagement company LiquidHub which was later acquired by French IT services giant, CapGemini for US$500 million in a PE rollup. He is now the founder & CEO of QoreNext, a Singapore and Seattle-based tech startup that is re-inventing the future of data creation for the enterprise B2B market. He shares with us about: Growing his business from $1 to a multi-million dollar business Change management when Annik was acquired Selling to LiquidHub & being part of the PE rollup to sell to CapGemini Safeguarding his IP that was an integral part of his new business Find Rahul on: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rahul-sahgal-60b33a/

February 12, 2024Episode 437 min

Discovering your identity & navigating grief ft. George Gan - Part 2 | #PostExitEntrepreneurs Ep. 4

Listen to Part 1 - Starting & selling 3 companies (https://open.spotify.com/episode/0DD2sQA1AIlN8dAPnkxzCn?si=55495b992c954721 OR https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/postexitentrepreneurs/episodes/Starting--selling-3-companies-ft--George-Gan---Part-1--PostExitEntrepreneurs-Ep--3-e2f6cir) George Gan is a serial entrepreneur and a pioneer in the IT industry in Malaysia. He successfully started and sold three IT companies. In 1987, he started his first IT Company in Malaysia called Hitechniaga. The company grew from an initial 3 staff start-up to a 300 employees group with a revenue in excess of US$30M. He then founded and lead a consortium called Commerce Dot Com in 1999 & successfully secured the largest Malaysian Government eProcurement project. The platform had a yearly transaction value of USD3.2B. George has been a master facilitator & trainer for the Entrepreneurs' Organization (EO) for 12 years. He trains globally in the areas of Leadership, Strategy, Forum and Mentorship.

February 1, 2024Episode 329 min

Starting & selling 3 companies ft. George Gan - Part 1 | #PostExitEntrepreneurs Ep. 3

George Gan is a serial entrepreneur and a pioneer in the IT industry in Malaysia. He successfully started and sold three IT companies. In 1987, he started his first IT Company in Malaysia called Hitechniaga. The company grew from an initial 3 staff start-up to a 300 employees group with a revenue in excess of US$30M. He then founded and lead a consortium called Commerce Dot Com in 1999 & successfully secured the largest Malaysian Government eProcurement project. The platform had a yearly transaction value of USD3.2B. George has been a master facilitator & trainer for the Entrepreneurs' Organization (EO) for 12 years. He trains globally in the areas of Leadership, Strategy, Forum and Mentorship.

January 31, 2024Episode 234 min

You sold your company for $30M, what’s next? ft. Alvin Poh | #PostExitEntrepreneurs Ep. 2

Alvin Poh sold his Internet business for $30 million when he was 33 years old. He’d built this business with his partner from $0 to becoming Singapore’s #1 web hosting provider with 45,000 clients and a team of 150. He is now a business coach & helps business owners scale up their businesses with the Super Scaling framework and runs a cloud hosting startup. He is also the proud author of the popular book on scaling, Super Scaling, and is recognized by dozens of 7 and 8-figure entrepreneurs as ‘the real deal’. He shares with us his post-exit emotions & journey in rediscovering himself & his life’s purpose. Find Alvin on: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thealvinpoh Website: http://www.superscaling.com

January 7, 2024Episode 146 min

Lessons on selling a business ft. Raymond Chou | #PostExitEntrepreneurs Ep. 1

Raymond Chou is a serial entrepreneur who has sold 2 of his businesses. He was the CEO of Infront Consulting Group and is the Chief Growth Officer of Owners Circle Asia, as well as the Past President of the Entrepreneurs' Organization (EO) in Malaysia. He shares with us his insights & lessons on before, during & after selling his businesses: Removing your ego & letting go of the business to someone who can take it further Figuring out the valuation for the company Selling a business to a buyer who does not share the same values Knowing the right buyer for your company Switching from being the CEO to the ‘employee’ of the new owner There is a lot of valuable information that will prepare you if you are looking to sell your business and also different perspectives that will challenge you to think differently. Let’s dive right in. Find Raymond on: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theraychou/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/raymondchou/

December 31, 20231 min

Introduction to the Lessons from Post-Exit Entrepreneurs Podcast

A little background about me & why I launched this podcast. We will delve into topics like the What, How, When of selling a business, pursuing a meaningful & fulfilling life especially after a major life event like exiting the company you founded, the trials & triumphs of the entrepreneurs' businesses & lives & lesser talked about post-exit existential crisis. Join me as we learn from our entrepreneur guests’ collective journeys, their own pursuits for a purposeful life & their learnings from exiting their company.