Raise a priced institutional round (Series A+) from a tier-1 fund within 18 months — the difference between 'founder with $5M exit' and 'repeat founder, 1 exit' anchor is a fundable second swing; raising it lifts OVR by 8–12 points.

Publish the playbook from the prior exit under your own name (essay series, podcast appearances, or a book) — converts thought_leader visibility into a real recruiting and capital flywheel and locks in the network compounding.

Lock in 2–3 angel checks per year into adjacent founders — at this stage, being on the cap table of the next wave is how repeat-founder networks become decision-maker networks at the scale that prices a real transfer fee.