Building a Sellable Business Through Processes With John Warrillow

Systems Simplified

John Warrillow is the Founder and President of The Value Builder System™, which offers an assessment tool to help business owners build value. He is also the Founder of VidGuide, a software that allows business owners to document SOPs using video. As an entrepreneur, author, and speaker, John hosts the Built To Sell Radio podcast and is the author of Built to Sell.

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Many businesses operate using the hub-and-spoke model, which relies on the founder to direct every company process. However, the operations fall apart when the owner needs to step away from the business. How can you separate yourself from your business?

According to business value builder John Warrillow, entrepreneurs are too focused on growing revenue and don't consider the company's end goal. Founders should consistently work toward their eventual exit by building value and slowly offboarding themselves. This requires identifying your company's purpose and documenting systems and processes that promote that purpose. Well-documented systems increase value to potential buyers by relying on employees to execute operations rather than the founder.

In the latest episode of Systems Simplified, John Warrillow, the Founder and President of The Value Builder System™, joins Adi Klevit to discuss building business value for an eventual exit. John shares how systems documentation increases company value, VidGuide's video process documentation software, and how to determine your company's identity.