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Business valuation insights for owners, not bankers. Learn what drives your value and how to grow it.

·3 min read
The Cost-of-Capital Lever Most Founders Ignore (and How Moving It Added $1.8M to One Exit)

Your WACC is the single most powerful lever you control — yet 94% of founders have never touched it. See exactly how one landscaping company used XIT’s Cost of Capital simulator to drop WACC 5 points and add $1.8M to their exit in just 11 months.

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·2 min read
Exit Price vs. Market-Ready Value vs. Confidence-Adjusted Value: The 3 Numbers Every Founder Needs Before They Sell

Most founders enter the sale process with only one number. XIT gives you three powerful, living numbers: Exit Price, Market-Ready Value, and Confidence-Adjusted Value. Here’s exactly what each means, why you need all three, and how to use them to maximize your outcome.

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Your Business Is Worth More Than One Number: How Blended Valuations (FCFF + FCFE + EV/EBITDA) Reveal Hidden Exit Upside

Single-method valuations leave millions on the table. Learn how XIT’s real-time blended approach — FCFF + FCFE + EV/EBITDA, dynamically weighted by your exact goals — delivers the clearest, most actionable picture of your company’s true worth.

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·4 min read
What Is My Business Worth? The Owner's Guide to Three Valuation Methods

Most owners get one number from their broker. Here's why you need three — and how each valuation method tells a different part of the story.

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