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Welcome to 2 Commas: The $multi-million exit show
I've spent over two decades helping founders scale their businesses and achieve successful, multimillion-dollar exits. I've also achieved this myself on multiple occasions. With my experience as an entrepreneur, advisor, and investor, I’ve had the privilege of guiding companies through the highs and lows of business growth and exit strategies.
Each episode will bring you the previously untold stories of entrepreneurs who have successfully scaled and exited their businesses for seven-figure (2 comma's) plus returns. You’ll hear more about the journeys, challenges, and pivotal moments that led to these transformative exits. My goal is to inform and inspire founders who are looking to scale their ventures to seven, eight or nine figures and beyond.
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Would you sell 80% of your business to 5X its value? | Murray Schnuriger and Toby King with Josh Comrie
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Jun 10, 2026 |
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I gave away half of my business on a handshake. Here's why. | Mark Zeman with Josh Comrie
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Jun 03, 2026 |
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67% of founding teams fail. Hete's why | Logan Yonavjak | 2 Commas
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May 27, 2026 |
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John Bessey: His doctor said he was fine. The blood work said otherwise.
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May 20, 2026 |
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Ken Crosson: From milking 1 cow to designing one of the word's best 400 houses
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May 13, 2026 |
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Dr. Catherine Stone: I created NZ's botox market then nearly lost it all
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May 06, 2026 |
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Rafael Niesten: I sold my company and bought three USB-C cables
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Apr 29, 2026 |
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Tim Boyle: Voted off the board of the company I built
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Apr 22, 2026 |
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Yuan Wang: Why charging $150 for nothing beats selling something for $30
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Apr 15, 2026 |
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Vivian Bryant-Taukiri: 23 years in, 6 weeks out: The no earn-out exit
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Apr 08, 2026 |
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Why 2026 is the most important year of this millennium
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Apr 01, 2026 |
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Jeremy Moon: How Icebreaker went from $10M to a $300M brand
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Mar 25, 2026 |
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Holli Moeini: A balance sheet mistake that could cost you $millions
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Mar 18, 2026 |
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Rick Agraval: Sold the house, built an 8 figure business, then sold for a maximum multiple!
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Mar 11, 2026 |
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Nigel Beach: 50 million mandarins a day: Inside a $150M sorting empire
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Mar 04, 2026 |
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Stan Murphy: Momentum trumps all: How to create a high growth company
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Feb 25, 2026 |
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Neil Millar: 160 deals, 113 foreign buyers: What's really happening in NZ M&A
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Feb 18, 2026 |
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Ray Delany: How I turned a failing business into a 5x + exit
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Feb 11, 2026 |
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Joaquin Cordero: My partners were secretly funding our biggest competitor
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Feb 04, 2026 |
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Joshua Parsons: The 17yr old cop who built two companies worth millions by 30
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Jan 28, 2026 |
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Dear founder; Are you building the right business?
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Jan 21, 2026 |
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Why businesses stall (and what you can do about it)
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Jan 14, 2026 |
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Entrepreneur legends on mindset and mindfulness
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Jan 07, 2026 |
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Shane Young: A massive product failure became our vital exit multiplier
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Dec 17, 2025 |
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Marc Stöckli: Our near acquirer went to prison!
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Dec 10, 2025 |
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James McGlinn: How we won against powerful competitors
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Dec 03, 2025 |
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How to keep going - when it all seems too hard
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Nov 26, 2025 |
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Why most businesses fail before they even begin
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Nov 20, 2025 |
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Cornelius Boertjens: I built to sell, then wondered, what next?
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Nov 12, 2025 |
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Brendan Roberts: Is this NZ's first AI exit?
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Nov 05, 2025 |
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Chris Small: Inside the numbers: the state of NZ business sales
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Oct 29, 2025 |
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Chris Small: Inside the numbers: the state of NZ business sales
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Oct 29, 2025 |
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Jonny Mirkin: Before I sold it, it hospitalised me
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Oct 22, 2025 |
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Nathan Morgan French: From gambling addiction to successful exit
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Oct 15, 2025 |
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Justin Hamilton: I built it, then bought it back
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Oct 08, 2025 |
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Why most founders aren't entrepreneurs - Part 2
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Oct 01, 2025 |
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Why most founders aren't entrepreneurs.
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Sep 24, 2025 |
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Pro services company legends: timeless business lessons
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Sep 17, 2025 |
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Startup legends on how to start, scale, and sell
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Sep 10, 2025 |
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Vicki Ammundsen: NZ's top Trusts Lawyer tells all
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Sep 03, 2025 |
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Symon Thurlow: We 4 X'd our earn-out! Here's how.
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Aug 27, 2025 |
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Ben Forman: I walked away from millions. Here's why I'm at peace.
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Aug 20, 2025 |
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Kimberlee Sweeney: My first divorce wasn't my marriage. It was my business.
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Aug 13, 2025 |
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Kaz Staples: $15 cereal; Impossible they said! I built the category and my empire.
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Aug 06, 2025 |
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John Bolton: At 32 I walked from a $60B portfolio. Into nothing.
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Jul 30, 2025 |
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Ryan Sanders: $34M in revenue. Slashed by 94% overnight.
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Jul 23, 2025 |
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AJ Wilderland: Block my company sale? I'll find a better deal!
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Jul 16, 2025 |
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Laetitia Peterson: Wall St doesn't prepare you for startup life
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Jul 09, 2025 |
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Keith Davison: 0-$120m exit in 2.5 years!
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Jul 02, 2025 |
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Jessie Stanley: From pies to flies. Passion, purpose & problems!
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Jun 25, 2025 |
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Gary Gordon: $1B of property developed. Here's what I know.
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Jun 18, 2025 |
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Kelly Brown: 18 yrs of leadership; leave a legacy
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Jun 11, 2025 |
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Alliv Samson: $300m NZ success story "NO silicon valley"
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Jun 04, 2025 |
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Mark Clare: You set the price, l'll set the terms!
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May 28, 2025 |
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Greg Munt: Reverse engineering a $150M vision!
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May 21, 2025 |
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Nick Crawford: You're rich, but still miserable. Here's why...
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May 14, 2025 |
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Janine Grainger: Crypto billions: how I sold Easy Crypto!
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May 07, 2025 |
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Trent Mankelow: Exit before you hate it!
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Apr 30, 2025 |
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Elena Kim: Founders, don't wait to get your house in order!
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Apr 23, 2025 |
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Igor Portugal: The accidental CEO: when startups, divorce, and M&A collide!
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Apr 16, 2025 |
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Shane Brealey: Impatience, integrity, impact - Brealey on giving it away!
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Apr 09, 2025 |
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Debra Hall: “We don’t hire female Engineers...” Challenge accepted!
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Apr 02, 2025 |
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Linda Jenkinson: How to think (and scale) like a billionaire!
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Mar 26, 2025 |
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Roy Crane: Altitude, attitude, & adaptation: Lessons from a life in flight
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Mar 19, 2025 |
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Neil Millar: NZ’s top M&A Lawyer on deals, drama, & DD!
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Mar 12, 2025 |
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Seeby Woodhouse: A $24m exit in my 20's!
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Mar 05, 2025 |
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Greg Young: M+A Advisor talks vendors out of selling?!
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Feb 26, 2025 |
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Mike Marr: I've bought 15 companies, here's how I do it!
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Feb 19, 2025 |
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Kris Nygren: Handing from founder-to-CEO to selling!
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Feb 12, 2025 |
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Josh Comrie: My wife grills me on my own exits!
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Feb 05, 2025 |
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Tony Falkenstein: From 28c to $12. How I create massive company value!
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Jan 29, 2025 |
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Matt Chapman: How I built a $100m exit then re-invented myself!
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Jan 22, 2025 |
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Michael Carden: The stiff in a suit who built multi-million dollar SaaS exits!
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Dec 18, 2024 |
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Marisa Fong: A double multiple by big thinking and playing hard to get!
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Dec 11, 2024 |
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Rudi Bublitz: How we went from kitchen table to $100m+ in less than 10 years!
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Dec 04, 2024 |
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Jovan Pavlicevic: From fighting fires to Fintech and a 7-figure exit!
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Nov 27, 2024 |
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Miles Valentine: How I left money on the table despite a multimillion dollar exit!
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Nov 20, 2024 |
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James McCarthy Toia: Navigating a complex deal to achieve an 8-figure exit!
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Nov 13, 2024 |
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Tom Price: 5-year race to a strategic roll-up sale at 27 years old!
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Nov 06, 2024 |
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Hugh Calveley: How I took Hollywood by Storm!
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Oct 30, 2024 |
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Will Palmer: How to succeed with an IPO!
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Oct 23, 2024 |
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[Trailer] Will Palmer: How to succeed with an IPO!
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Oct 22, 2024 |