It's the answer every business owner wants to know and very rarely gets a direct answer about it — UNTIL NOW — at the Founderology Growth Summit, that answer becomes reality.

Founders want to grow, scale, and create lasting value. The challenge is knowing where the value of your business stands today — and what will elevate it to investment-grade strength.

I am so proud and honored to announce that Founders Advisors will be one of our leading sponsors at the Founderology Growth Summit, February 2-4, Austin. Through the leadership of Wayne Vacek, Managing Director of Founders Advisors, Founders gain the rare opportunity to see their business through the lens that investors, partners, and acquirers use to define excellence.

Wayne brings more than 25 years of experience guiding founder-led companies to build stronger systems, smarter growth, and higher value. His insights are practical, proven, and transformative for every Founder ready to accelerate their success.

From insight tompact

Wayne and the Founders Advisors team are introducing their proprietary Investor Grade Assessment exclusively at the Founderology Growth Summit. Every Founder attending the Summit will receive complimentary access to this powerful evaluation that measures performance across seventeen dimensions that define investment-grade readiness.

What Founders must know to increase their valuation

In this Founderology episode, Wayne shares:

• One metric every Founder must measure to drive growth
• Three critical areas that directly influence valuation.
• What are typical blind spots that cause value to be lost
• What separates businesses that attract investors from those that struggle to gain traction

Even the most seasoned leaders will uncover new perspectives through the Investor Grade Assessment — and how those insights become the foundation for long-term value creation. Founders will hear how leadership, financial discipline, and culture align to elevate both performance and worth. Every conversation with Wayne becomes a master class in founder-led excellence. His perspective reshapes how Founders think about readiness, strategy, and success.

From assessment to acceleration

During the Founderology Growth Summit, Founders Advisors will host a bonus Investor Grade Workshop exclusively for all attendees. This experience brings the assessment to life, helping Founders interpret their personalized results, identify high-impact priorities, and build a focused plan to raise value across every area of their business.

Founders will leave equipped with clarity, focus, and actionable priorities — knowing exactly how to transform their Investor Grade results into a growth and leadership roadmap for the year ahead.

To provide securities-related services, certain principals of Founders Advisors, LLC are licensed with Founders M&A Advisory, LLC, member of FINRA & SiPC. Founders M&A Advisory is a wholly owned subsidiary of Founders Advisors. Neither Founders Advisors nor Founders M&A Advisory provide investment advice.