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The AI advisor on every Baton listing — answering buyers in minutes and keeping sellers moving toward close.
Elena
AI advisorGulf Coast HVAC Services · Live
What's driving the margin dip in 2024? Gross revenue looks flat.
Margins dipped ~3 points in 2024 because the owner brought on two techs ahead of the summer season — payroll grew 14% while revenue held. Q4 already shows margins recovering to 2023 levels.
P&L · FY2024
Data room · Payroll
What's included in the sale?
Why is the owner selling?
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Elena is on every live listing on Baton
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Questions answered
7 sec
Median response
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On call, every listing
Why we built Elena
Most small-business deals don't die from bad numbers. They die from slow answers.
A buyer asks about a dip in margins on a Tuesday. The seller is running their shop. By Friday the question is still open — and the buyer is already looking at something else.
Elena closes that gap. She sits on every Baton listing with the full picture — the financials, the data room, the story of the business — and answers in minutes, with citations, at any hour. What she can't answer, she triages to the seller so nothing slips.
For owners, she's the advisor on call from valuation through close: building the FAQ before buyers ask it, reconciling the books, keeping action items and messages moving. For buyers, she's a guide through the market — surfacing the listings worth your time and giving straight answers on each one.
Selling a business used to mean hiring a broker, or going it alone. Elena is the third option: real advice, on both sides of the table, built into the marketplace itself.
What Elena does
One advisor, both sides of the deal
For owners
Valuation
Run the valuation. Defend the multiple. Keep it current as new financials land.
Estimated value
$1.2M – $1.5M
Cash flow multiple
3.1x
Based on
214 comparable closed deals
For owners
Reconciliation
Match the books. Flag what's off. Make the P&L buyer-ready before diligence starts.
Bank deposits ↔ P&L revenue
Matched ✓
Owner add-backs
2 flagged for review
Q2 payroll
Matched ✓
For owners
On track to sold
A living checklist from listing to close. Elena preps what's next, drafts the busywork, and nudges before anything stalls.
Upload Q2 P&L
Done ✓
Answer 3 buyer questions
Drafts ready
Buyer intro call
Suggested · Thu
For buyers & sellers
Q&A on every listing
Answers in minutes, with citations. Triages what only the owner can answer — so nothing slips.
“Why is the owner selling?”
Answered · cited
“Would you take seller financing?”
Sent to owner
Median response time
7 seconds
For buyers
Suggested listings
Learns your thesis. Surfaces the deals worth your time. Skips the noise.
Gulf Coast HVAC Services
94% match
Twin Peaks Landscaping
89% match
Riverside Auto Repair
86% match
For buyers
Never lose track of a deal
Every question, doc, and follow-up across your deals — tracked, summarized, and surfaced before momentum slips.
Gulf Coast HVAC Services
Offer submitted
Riverside Auto Repair
New P&L posted
Lease question to owner
Nudged · 2d ago
See her work
Watch Elena work a deal
Buyer: What's driving the margin dip in 2024? Gross revenue looks flat.
Elena: Margins dipped ~3 points in 2024 because the owner brought on two techs ahead of the summer season — payroll grew 14% while revenue held. Q4 already shows margins recovering to 2023 levels. Sources: P&L · FY2024, Data room · Payroll
Buyer: Is the lease transferable?
Elena: Yes — the lease runs through 2029 with a transfer clause, subject to landlord approval. I've flagged the relevant page in the data room. Sources: Lease agreement · p. 12
Buyer: Why is the owner selling — and who stays after close?
Elena: The owner is relocating for family reasons and has offered a 6-month transition. Two crew leads have been with the business 8+ years and plan to stay on. Sources: Owner interview, Org chart
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