{"id":7997,"date":"2025-06-27T19:41:44","date_gmt":"2025-06-27T19:41:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/itbd.net\/live\/2025\/?page_id=7997"},"modified":"2025-07-14T12:46:21","modified_gmt":"2025-07-14T12:46:21","slug":"from-startup-through-a-turn-or-two-with-private-equity-to-exit","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/itbd.net\/live\/2025\/from-startup-through-a-turn-or-two-with-private-equity-to-exit\/","title":{"rendered":"From Founder to Funded to Finished: The MSP Leader\u2019s Lifecycle"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"7997\" class=\"elementor elementor-7997\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e92825e singlesession e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e92825e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6cf31a2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6cf31a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWhat really happens between your first customer and your final exit? 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