The Legacy Exit: Leaving a Business That Lives On Without You

By JV SETH

Most founders dream of building something that lasts.
Few ever build something that lives.

The Legacy Exit shatters the myth that a business must collapse when its founder walks away. Instead, world-renowned financial architect and bestselling author JV SETH reveals a radical truth: the ultimate mark of success isn't how brilliantly you lead-but how beautifully your business thrives without you.

Through lyrical prose, battle-tested frameworks, and wisdom drawn from monastic traditions, military strategy, and century-old family enterprises, this book redefines what it means to leave a legacy. You'll discover how to:

- Design a self-thinking organization that makes wise, values-aligned decisions-long after you're gone
- Embed your mission into code, culture, and contracts so it can't be voted away or sold out
- Structure ownership that protects purpose from short-term greed (inspired by Patagonia's historic model)
- Navigate the emotional wilderness of identity loss-and emerge with deeper freedom
- Turn your departure into a catalytic act that ignites renewal, not retreat

This is not another exit-planning manual.
It's a masterclass in building immortality-not for your name, but for your mission.

For founders, family business leaders, social entrepreneurs, and purpose-driven visionaries who refuse to let their life's work die with them, The Legacy Exit is the guidebook to creating a business that doesn't just outlive you...
but forgets you-and flourishes because of it.

"The best legacy isn't remembered. It's lived."

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0GF2NV5PN
• ISBN13: 9798242679191
• Release Date: January 2026
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 80 Pages
• Weight: 0.23 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 5.5" x 8.5"