Earn Your Leisure Sold a Company for $75M & Didn’t Get Paid 🤯 The Business Secrets They Don’t Tell Entrepreneurs
Feb 26, 2026
A founder recounts selling a $75M company and the messy reality behind headline numbers. They unpack due diligence, earnouts, legal fallout, and why cash often beats stock. The conversation explores creator equity models, a new platform helping creators capture ownership, and practical negotiation tactics for aligning influence with business deals.
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Malka Scaled Into A 100M Person Media Studio
- Malka grew from two founders to 200 employees and produced films, bought a talent agency, and reached ~100M people monthly.
- They built LA studio in 2016, launched 50 celebrity-first shows including Mike Tyson's Hotboxing and All The Smoke.
Influence Should Be Treated As Investable Currency
- Influence is a form of currency founders can use instead of cash to drive distribution and growth.
- Jeff built Owm to let founders pay with equity to creators who help acquire customers.
Take Cash And Ask For Equity As Upside
- Don't rely solely on equity; take cash while negotiating for ownership as an upside.
- Treat equity as an 'and' not an 'or' — accept payment now and seek ownership elsewhere in the deal.