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The Score Changed Because the Test Changed: What Terminal-Bench 4.0 Actually Did
Benchmark scores that look comparable often are not: Terminal-Bench 4.0 changed the tasks and rules, so every number on the board describes a different measurement. A benchmark figure is only usable with its version, snapshot date and trial count stated in the same sentence.
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You Bought the Decisions, Not Just the Workflow
Where decision rights were never written down, every material call in an acquired business reverts to the new owner. A one-page register, built in the first 30 days, returns that time and leaves evidence a buyer's diligence can trust.
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Proof, Not Presence: How to Evidence That the Business Runs Without You
Buyers test founder dependency by asking your team what happens in your absence, and they accept dated evidence rather than assertions. Here is the documentation and the absence test that make transferability verifiable.
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Build the Systems List Before the Buyer Asks
In a Q4 2025 survey, 47% of senior US investment-bank executives placed technology among the top two diligence areas taking the most time and resources. Build a systems inventory and access register before you go to market.
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The Economy Will Not Wait, Says the Pitch. Your Baseline Should
Urgency-framed AI marketing ties spending to macro timing. Baseline one workflow first: the measured evidence, not the economic cycle, is what justifies the spend and what a buyer can use.
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Why the "Add a Tool" Quick Win Fails in the First 100 Days
Adding software to a workflow nobody has documented automates the workaround, not the work. Measure one workflow for thirty days and let the baseline decide whether you need a tool at all.
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