Built to Multiply: The Serial Entrepreneur's Playbook: 3 (The Exit Builder Series) - Softcover

Mercer, Daniel

Softcover

ISBN 13: 9798246717868

Publisher: Independently published, 2026

Synopsis

One exit is just the beginning. Learn how to turn a single business sale into a portfolio that compounds wealth, systems, and opportunity.

After selling your first business, you face a critical choice: rest on your success or multiply it. Most entrepreneurs stop at one exit. Serial entrepreneurs know the secret—each win creates leverage for the next.

Built to Multiply is the systematic playbook for founders ready to scale beyond a single exit. Whether you sold your agency for $3M or your SaaS for $8M, this book shows you exactly how to deploy capital, credibility, and systems to build a portfolio of ventures that accelerate with each turn.

Inside, you'll discover:

• The Portfolio Quadrant Framework – Map your businesses into Cash Cows, Growth Plays, Learning Experiments, and Exit Targets to allocate time and capital strategically
• The Leverage Ladder – Turn one successful exit into compounding advantages: credibility that shortens deal cycles, systems that port across industries, and talent networks that accelerate growth
• Build vs. Buy Decision Matrix – Score opportunities on five criteria to know when to acquire and when to build from scratch
• The CEO-of-CEOs Operating Model – Shift from founder-doer to portfolio strategist with proven frameworks for hiring operators, centralizing shared services, and building owner-independent businesses
• Portfolio Construction & Sequencing – Learn allocation rules, cash flow architecture, and the 10-year liquidity planning system that protects downside while maximizing upside
• Due Diligence That Finds Hidden Value – Discover the frameworks serial buyers use to spot underpriced assets, structure seller-friendly deals, and integrate acquisitions in 90 days or less

Real numbers. Real frameworks. Real results.

This isn't theory—it's a tactical manual drawn from entrepreneurs who've executed multiple seven- and eight-figure exits. You'll see detailed case studies showing how Maya turned a $3.1M agency sale into an $8.4M second exit by reusing playbooks and talent. How Jordan leveraged a $2.4M exit into a $27M portfolio. How Clara balanced a cash-generating service firm with a high-growth SaaS while managing risk across both.

Every chapter includes checklists, templates, and decision tools you can implement immediately—from the 60-day target evaluation play to the Readiness Check that tells you if you're equipped to move.

Perfect for:

• Founders who've had a successful exit and want to know "what's next"
• Entrepreneurs building their second or third venture
• Business buyers exploring acquisition entrepreneurship
• Anyone ready to treat businesses as assets in a strategic portfolio

Stop thinking like a one-time founder. Start building like a serial entrepreneur.

Your first exit gave you capital. This book gives you the system to multiply it. Whether you're ready to acquire your first business, scale your second, or optimize a portfolio of three, Built to Multiply provides the repeatable frameworks that turn single wins into compounding advantage.

Edition details

• Publisher: Independently published
• Publication date: 2026
• Language: English
• ISBN 13: 9798246717868
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 253