THE GROWTH EQUITY INVESTOR - COMPANION FILES
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WHAT IS IN THE ARCHIVE

1. The book's workbook
   The_Cost_of_Defending_Your_Ownership.xlsx   Chapter 12 and Appendix C
   00_START_HERE.md

2. Blank_Model_Set/  (new)
   Defending_Your_Ownership_Blank.xlsx
   The same model with every input emptied, for your own fund and company. The
   checks sheet counts what is still missing and runs eight tests that hold for any
   inputs. The book's figures are in book_inputs.txt.

3. Working_Documents.pdf  (new)
   Five working documents on five printable pages: the Appendix B checklist, the
   readiness screen with metrics reported against rebuilt, a return model with the
   walk-away price and the waterfall, a diligence plan in five workstreams, and the
   first ninety days on a growth team. A4, fits Letter.

4. Forty_Questions.xlsx  (new)
   Forty questions across the book, marked by the file as you type.

5. Cases/  (new)
   Case_1_The_Sale_Below_The_Last_Round.xlsx                    the preference stack
   Case_2_The_120_Per_Cent_That_Belongs_To_Three_Customers.xlsx  retention, split
   Case_3_The_Walk_Away_Price_Solved.xlsx                        chapter 9, solved
   Each case: the note on the first sheet, the model after it, checks at the end.

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