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Founders

Founders

Buy-Sell Agreements Explained: What Every Business Co-Owner Needs to Have in Place Now

Protect your company and your family from unexpected ownership transitions with a well-structured buy-sell agreement.

Chris Girbés
October 8, 2026 9 min

Founders

Founders

How to Handle a Concentrated Stock Position When Most of Your Wealth Is in One Company

Understanding the specific factors that lead executives to maintain concentrated stock positions.

Chris Girbés
September 30, 2026 9 min

Founders

Founders

How to Build a Financial Plan if Your Wealth Is Mostly Illiquid

Standard financial advice fails founders because it ignores the asymmetric nature of your success.

Chris Girbés
August 31, 2026 8 min

Founders

Founders

The Five Years Before You Sell: A Founder’s Timeline for Achieving Financial Readiness

Exit planning works best years before a deal is on the table, when founders still have time to prepare tax structures, estate plans, liquidity, and life after the business.

Chris Girbés
April 27, 2026 12 min

Founders

Founders

How to Prepare for a Liquidity Event: Taxes, Timing, and Common Blind Spots

A liquidity event can feel like the finish line, but it’s really the start of a new set of decisions around taxes, timing, wealth, and what comes next.

Chris Girbés
April 27, 2026 10 min