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06/01/2026

Personal savings and lifestyle habits won’t make you truly wealthy. Let me tell you what will.

The Value Equation is one of the most powerful tools in business, but it only captures half the picture.It tells you the...
05/30/2026

The Value Equation is one of the most powerful tools in business, but it only captures half the picture.

It tells you the current yield on your equity creation cost, of course.

What it doesn't capture, though, is how that yield compounds through dividends, reinvested cash flow, same-store growth, and external expansion.

When you add those growth variables, you get a complete financial model capable of connecting today's performance to tomorrow's wealth creation potential.

Step one is knowing your current return.

It’s knowing how it grows that makes you business-rich.

05/27/2026

THIS is the wealth turbocharger that changes everything.

Dividends, same-store growth, reinvested cash flow, external expansion – these 4 sources of return build a great busines...
05/25/2026

Dividends, same-store growth, reinvested cash flow, external expansion – these 4 sources of return build a great business over time.

But when the returns exceed what outside investors require, something else happens…

The gap between what you produce and what they expect gets priced into your equity and the result is a step-change in value that no amount of incremental operational improvement can replicate.

If you’re there, congratulations. You’ve figured out the 5th source of return.

And it's the wealth hop that virtually every member of the Forbes 400 made their fortune from.

Learn more about this underrated source of return from The Value Equation YouTube channel.

It’s natural for business leaders to focus on growth but The Universal Business Model asks you to focus on something mor...
05/22/2026

It’s natural for business leaders to focus on growth but The Universal Business Model asks you to focus on something more precise:

Cash flow per share growth, and the 3 sources that drive it.

1. Same-store sales growth compounds without new capital.
2. Reinvested cash flow compounds at the business's own return rate (which can be extraordinary for a high-performing model).
3. External growth from new share issuance accelerates everything (but only when the model is strong enough to absorb it).

Together, these 3 engines determine how fast a business grows AND how much wealth that growth actually creates.

05/21/2026

Paying a dividend may LOOK the same as reinvesting cash flow, but one is far better than the other.

Raising OPM (Other People’s Money) equity isn't just about the valuation or the size of the check being written.The deci...
05/16/2026

Raising OPM (Other People’s Money) equity isn't just about the valuation or the size of the check being written.

The decisions you make around structure and control will determine how much flexibility you have for the entire life of the business.

And how much of what you build you actually get to keep.

So make sure you have these 3 keys ready before you raise outsider money:

1. Build in a buy-sell arrangement so you have a clear path to buying out your investors.
2. Keep your corporate structure simple so lenders and future buyers can understand it.
3. Protect your majority ownership (because, as my business partner, Mort Fleischer would say, “owning 51% of a company is almost as good as owning 100%”)

These aren’t legal technicalities, so they’re too often overlooked.

But it can be the difference between running your company….

And being run BY it.

When outside investors fund your company, the order in which cash gets distributed matters enormously.Investors typicall...
05/12/2026

When outside investors fund your company, the order in which cash gets distributed matters enormously.

Investors typically receive their preferred return first (often 7% to 10%) annually. Then founders receive their return. And the remaining cash flow is split by ownership percentage.

Understanding this waterfall before you raise capital is what separates founders who build wealth from those who build revenue for someone else.

Structure the deal right and the waterfall works in your favor. Structure it wrong and you're last in line in your own company.

Make sure you’re following so you can position the “waterfall” so it benefits you.

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