Exit Velocity

𝑰𝒏 𝑻𝒐𝒅𝒂𝒚'𝒔 𝑾𝒂𝒗𝒆:

🚪 When leaving becomes more expensive than joining
💰 Why exit services command premium pricing over entry services
📱 From proxy resignations to digital estate planning
🔮 What this means for the future of transitions

𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑺𝒉𝒊𝒇𝒕

Image that you're sitting in your car outside your office, hands shaking as you rehearse your resignation speech for the tenth time. You've been planning this moment for months, but the thought of walking into your boss's office makes you physically ill.

So instead, you pick up your phone and call Momuri, a Tokyo-based service that will quit your job for you – for about $350.

Welcome to the era of "Exit Velocity" – where the business model has flipped from helping people get in to helping them get out. And surprisingly, people will pay more for a strategic departure than they ever did for a smooth entrance.

The smartest companies have discovered something counterintuitive: offboarding is more valuable than onboarding. While entry services help you join something, exit services help you leave with your reputation, relationships, and opportunities intact. That difference commands premium pricing.

𝑾𝒉𝒚 𝑵𝒐𝒘?

Three converging factors make exit services particularly valuable in 2025:

1. Whether it's digital assets, legal paperwork, or emotional fallout, modern departures involve more moving parts than they used to.

2. Bad breakups, messy resignations, and botched platform exits can go viral. Professional help prevents public disasters.

3. Your next job, relationship, or city depends on how you handled your last departure. People invest in professional guidance for high-stakes transitions.

Quiz: Which industry now charges up to $20,000 for comprehensive exit strategies?

A) Digital estate planning services
B) Executive transition consulting
C) Divorce coaching platforms
D) Social media deletion services

𝑬𝒂𝒓𝒍𝒚 𝑺𝒊𝒈𝒏𝒂𝒍𝒔

Momuri: Proxy Resignations Go Global
In Japan, where workplace confrontation is culturally challenging, Momuri offers "proxy quitters" who handle your entire resignation process. They call HR, negotiate final details, and coordinate the return of company property. We're not just talking about avoiding awkward conversations – we're talking about professional departure management.

HelloDivorce: Strategic Relationship Exits 
Divorce coaching has emerged as distinct from marriage counseling. Their ‘coaches’ don't try to save relationships – they help people exit strategically. They craft communication plans, set custody goals, and provide emotional support for the departure process. The premium comes from specializing in endings rather than beginnings, helping clients transition without destroying future relationships.

Everplans: Managing Your Digital Afterlife
Your Instagram has years of memories, your crypto wallet has real money, and your Google Photos stores irreplaceable family moments. Services like Everplan charge $99/year for "digital estate" management, securing & creating instructions for loved ones when you pass away. This ensures your digital life transfers smoothly instead of disappearing into the void.

DeleteMe: Living Digital Exits.
Companies like DeleteMe charge $129/year to scrub personal data from broker sites. Maybe you're rebranding professionally, escaping an ex, or just want a clean slate. People are paying professionals to help them leave the digital world strategically, preserving what matters while erasing what doesn't.

𝑭𝒖𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆 𝑰𝒎𝒑𝒍𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔

• Strategic departures will become as important as strategic entries. Companies will develop "exit excellence" programs, and individuals will invest in departure planning the same way they invest in career development.

• We'll see the emergence of "transition specialists" who help people navigate life changes professionally. These won't be therapists or coaches, but strategic consultants who understand the tactical, legal, and social complexities of modern departures.

• Routine departures will remain DIY or low-cost, but complex transitions involving reputation, relationships, or valuable assets will command premium pricing. The market will split between basic exit services and strategic departure management.

The most successful people will be those who transition well, not just those who perform well. Your next opportunity will depend on how you handled your last departure.

𝑸𝒖𝒊𝒄𝒌 𝑻𝒊𝒑𝒔

🎯 Know your exit costs upfront: Before joining anything significant, understand what leaving involves. What data can you export? What contracts bind you? What relationships matter? Information is power when you need to leave.

💭 Build portable assets: Create value that travels with you. Your email list, personal brand, and professional relationships should exist independently of any platform, job, or location.

🔄 Leave small things well: How you quit builds your reputation for handling transitions. People notice who exits gracefully versus who disappears.

𝑵𝒆𝒙𝒕 𝑾𝒂𝒗𝒆

Answer to the quiz: B) Executive transition consulting. Executive outplacement has evolved from basic resume help into programs including severance negotiations, reputation protection, and 90-day support windows.

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Stay wavey,

Haley