Most entrepreneurs don’t fail because they didn’t try hard enough. They fail because they’re forced to guess.

AI. Pricing. Hiring. Strategy. Team Culture. Growth. Exit Timing.

Guessing costs millions. I know. I’ve lived it.

Let me explain...

When I started my first company, at just 13, I had no roadmap. Just grit.

I figured out how to get local kids to mow lawns, and when summer ended that first year, my customers fell off. That wasn’t good.

So, I reinvented it as a year-long service, clearing leaves, shoveling snow, and before long I had a team of 100 and my territory grew fast.

My secret? Recurring revenue.

Two years later at age 15 I sold that company for $2.5mm in today’s dollars.

Fast forward now to my first tech company. I knew the secret of recurring revenue, but looking back, it was still a shot in the dark.

I made every mistake — and still grew it to a 9-figure exit. Why?

Because I learned what not to do fast.

And I built a repeatable system to grow — and exit — high-value companies that I have used on every other company I’ve built, advised or invested in.

Over the past 40 years, I’ve built and exited 6 companies to high 9-figure exits. I’ve worked with 470+ entrepreneurs to 10X or 20X their company value.

Want to know what I learned?

Here's the #1 secret:

🚫 Growth doesn’t come from hustle.

✅ Growth comes from knowing what actually works. (Not guessing).

In these uncertain, turbulent times—tariffs, shaky supply chains, the disruptive innovation of AI, worries about stagflation, shifting global alliances, volatile markets—many companies will fail.

Why?

Because they didn’t know how to see around corners, how to spot risks and opportunities in all the fast-changing circumstances, and pivot fast with proven clarity and systems to execute.

When you started your business, you likely focused the vast majority of your time, energy and money on the day-to-day challenges associated with starting and growing any business.

That's normal, but it means you likely deferred more strategic thinking about valuation growth or an exit strategy.

And now, there's no time for higher-level thinking because you're necessarily focused on managing the business and its growth day-to-day and hitting your key performance goals.

Along the way, you might have even forgotten why you started the business to begin with.

And if you're like 99% of the businesses I've advised, invested in, or taken to lucrative exit, you haven't really had the time to do the deep research and strategic thinking necessary to optimize the value of your business.

In fact, most entrepreneurs and business owners don't really know what's driving the value of their business.

Sure, we all know about "valuation". But valuation is just a calculation of a number relating revenue, earnings, and market conditions - and it has nothing to do with the true value of your company.

Be truthful with yourself right now. Do you know, right now, without a shadow of a doubt, what exactly is driving the value of your business? Did you know there are 24 drivers and accelerators of value for every business - not just two like most business books claim?

Do you know, really know (without guessing) WHICH of those 24 drivers matter most to YOUR business in THESE market conditions?

Do you know, really know (without guessing) WHICH you need to monitor, and what actions you need to take on a day-to-day basis to absolutely guarantee that the value of your business is growing optimally each and every day?

This is why I’ve created the Zero Limits Growth Club—to give you clarity, strategy, and personal access to me and my proven frameworks, all custom-crafted for your business and its unique challenges.

And no, I’m not selling you a course.

I’m offering direct access to what actually works.

“Steve’s guidance helped us grow faster AND exit sooner.”

“His frameworks saved us 6 figures in missteps.”

“We 8X’d our valuation in under a year.”

All real. All repeatable.

If this exclusive, invite-only, hands-on interactive experience speaks to you, hop on a 15-minute fit call—because I only work with a select few who know they are made for more and want to win.

With the Zero Limits Growth Club, you'll finally know and remain focused on what matters most. We help you see around corners, uncover hidden risks and unearth new opportunities and surprising goldmines in your business—with hands-on strategic expertise to guide you as you operationalize your maximum value growth.

Let's see if you're ready to join a circle of bold entrepreneurs who are in it to win, make a big impact on the world and secure their legacy.

Steve

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• Book a 15-minute Fit Call

• If you’re a fit, we’ll hand you a clear, proven roadmap tailored to your business

• If you’re not, we’ll part as pros

But if you wait? You’ll watch someone else:

• Close the deals

• Take the market

• Get the exit

And you’ll wonder why you didn’t make the call.

This is your moment. Your shot. Your move.

Steve Little is General Partner of venture fund Zero Limits Capital and the CEO and Founder of the investment bank and M&A specialist firm, Zero Limits Ventures. He's grown six of his own companies to 9-figure exits and helped 470 more 20X their value.