From Scale to Sale: Building Leverage Before You Need It

Transaction readiness isn’t a last-minute sprint—it’s the result of disciplined decisions made years earlier. In this session, Tyson Nargassans, CED Founder in Residence and CEO of Slope Software, shares hard-won lessons on how to structure your company so you can move quickly, command stronger valuations, and stay in control when investors or acquirers come calling. Learn what sophisticated buyers look for, where founders unintentionally invite retrades or lose leverage, and what you can implement now to avoid painful surprises later.