Welcome to The Daily Entrepreneur by Marco Grüter
Systemic Growth and True Freedom. Are you an entrepreneur leading a business with 10M+ revenue? Ready to break through growth ceilings and achieve true freedom? Join Marco Grüter, entrepreneur, investor, and business strategist, as he shares actionable insights, proven systems, and strategic frameworks designed to help you scale smarter, lead better, and reclaim your time. This podcast delivers daily, no-nonsense strategies to optimize your business for systemic growth and lasting personal freedom.
135 - Would Your Company Get a Premium or a Discount?
Learn why some businesses sell at a premium while others are discounted. Discover the key factors that drive higher valuations: transferability, resilience, and systems that reduce key person risk.
134 - Do You Have Pricing Power, or Are You a Commodity?
Pricing power is the ultimate indicator of business resilience. Learn how to test whether you’ve built a true value moat or if you’re just another commodity in your market.
133 - How Deep Is Your Leadership Bench?
Without leadership depth, your business is one resignation away from crisis. Learn how to assess and strengthen your leadership bench to build resilience, reduce dependency, and protect long-term business continuity.
132 - What’s The One Risk You Have Been Postponing?
Every business has hidden risks, but postponing action turns them into threats. Learn why delaying fixes can cost you scale, valuation, or survival, and what mindset shift you need to address risk before the storm hits.
131 - How Dependent Are You on Your Top Three Clients?
Overdependence on a few major clients creates silent risk in your business. Learn how to identify concentration threats, strengthen resilience, and build a diversified revenue base that doesn’t collapse when clients leave.
130 - Could Your Company Pass the Transferability Test Today?
If your business depends on you to operate, it’s not transferable and not sellable. In this episode, discover what makes a company future-proof and attractive to buyers by building operational independence.
129 - Would Someone Pay More Just for Your Brand?
Your brand is either your greatest asset or your hidden liability. This episode unpacks how strong branding increases enterprise value, attracts top buyers, and commands a premium at exit.
128 - Would Your Business Get a Premium or a Discount?
What determines if your company gets a premium or a discount at exit? This episode explores the valuation factors that buyers analyse from governance and transferability to key-person risk and resilience.
127 - How Resilient Is Your Company If the Market Shifted?
Market shifts don’t destroy strong companies. Lack of readiness does. This episode explains how to measure your company’s resilience against disruption and what founders must build before the next shock hits.
126 - Are You Relying on Charisma or Clarity?
Culture can inspire, but it can’t carry execution. In this episode, learn why clarity in decisions, roles, and systems is the foundation for sustainable growth, not charisma or good vibes.
125 - What Blind Spots Are You Avoiding Right Now?
Blind spots like key person dependency or digital lag aren’t invisible to buyers; they’re price tags. This episode helps you uncover hidden risks inside your company before they destroy valuation or stall exit readiness.
124 - What is Your Real Cash Buffer?
How long could your business survive a 30% revenue drop without panic? This episode reveals the real role of cash buffers in operational resilience and long-term sustainability for growth-stage companies.
123 - Would You Survive the AI Competitor Test?
What happens when your competitor uses AI to outperform you? If you’re not digitally ready, your clients might not wait. This episode examines the impact of digital adoption on competitiveness and long-term business sustainability.
122 - Would Your Business Attract a Buyer Today?
As boomers exit and buyers become more selective, most businesses won’t sell. This episode explains how systems, governance, and resilience determine whether your company attracts a buyer or gets left behind.
121 - Legacy or Mess: Which One Are You Leaving Behind?
This episode explores how to build a business that outlives you. Without systems, governance, and resilience, your team inherits chaos, not value. Discover the mindset and structure necessary to create a lasting legacy.
120 - Are You Chasing Size or Building Survival?
Many founders focus on growth but ignore resilience. This episode examines the risks associated with scaling fragile systems and offers guidance on building a company that can withstand disruption and thrive in the long term.
119 - Would the Buyer Pay Full Price for Your Company Today?
Most founders lose up to 50% of company value at exit due to hidden risks, not revenue. This episode reveals how client dependency, weak governance, and founder overreliance drive down buyer offers and how to address these issues.
118 - Could Your Company Pass the Six-Month Founder Test?
Can your business run without you for six months? This episode introduces the six-month founder test, a clear lens to evaluate dependency risk, leadership gaps, and scalability readiness for serious entrepreneurs.
117 - Where is the First Crack in Your Company?
Businesses don’t fail from external disruption; they fail because internal weaknesses were ignored. This episode shows how to identify the first structural cracks in your business before they break you.
116 - Scaling readiness assessment
Scaling without readiness creates risk. This episode unpacks a 12-point Scaling Readiness Assessment, helping founders audit operations, financials, team, and strategy to eliminate risk and prepare for sustainable growth.