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This Disclaimer governs the website elizabethstief.com (the "Site") and all materials, articles, frameworks, methodology references, and downloadable content published on it. The Site is operated by Elizabeth Stief, sole proprietor (Einzelfirma) registered in the Canton of Zug, Switzerland, operating under the designation Post-Exit Strategist (the "Advisory").

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2. Nature of the Work

The Advisory operates as a strategic methodology firm serving post-exit founders. The work is grounded in the Structural Deprovisioning Model (theoretical engine) and the Self-Legibility construct (formalized functional category). It is executed through Structural Repatriation(TM) (applied methodology) and delivered through Structural Reconnaissance(TM) (the Advisory's service and product).

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• a) a founder will reach any specific personal, professional, or strategic state;
• b) a founder will resolve any specific situation, dynamic, or arrangement;
• c) any specific timeframe applies to any outcome the founder pursues;
• d) results obtained by prior founders predict results for the reader.

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5. Intellectual Property

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• d) Structural Reconnaissance(TM): the name of the Advisory's service and product offering. Asserted as an unregistered trademark of the Advisory in commerce.
• e) The Post-Exit Strategist: the public brand designation of the Advisory.

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14. Contact

For questions concerning this Disclaimer:

Elizabeth Stief
Post-Exit Strategist
CH-6317 Zug
Switzerland

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Last updated: 28 May 2026