The Mad Scotsman, Alan Williamson, returns to the funcast for a lively discussion of Stack Overflow's 2018 Developer survey.
Read MoreJay Bartlett from Parthenon is back on the funcast to talk about the evolving role of the operating partner in private equity.
Read MoreJim and Devin talk about the one or two characteristics that can blow an otherwise terrific executive out of the water. It's Bill Simmons' 90/10 rule -- only better!
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This year we cover the technologies that are having the biggest impact on our portfolio - it's Amazon vs. Google, Netsuite vs. Salesforce.com, C# vs Python, PostgreSQL vs. MySQL ... and more!
Read MoreJim and Devin walk through the list of technology companies where Jim has worked over the years. We talk about the lessons learned as they apply to PE-owned tech companies in the middle market. We cover decades of computing from Digital Equipment Corporation to Oracle and beyond.
Read MoreNizar and Dylan from PitchBook's research team discuss their recent report on first-time private equity funds -- the fundraising stats, the increasing demand and the unique challenges new funds face.
Read MoreDevin and Jim talk about the major macroeconomic factors that affect Private Equity. Here's a hint -- it's mostly a robust economy and lower interest rates.
Read MoreDevin and Jim talk about the four basic Halloween villains -- Vampires, Frankenstein, Werewolves and Mummies -- and how PE deals often end up as one of these monsters.
Read MoreCici talks about her not-so-straight path to private equity, what her day to day job is like and modestly chalking up her career success to luck.
Read MoreDevin and his daughter Quinn spend an hour with high school English teacher Nathaniel Small on exploring the challenges of teaching people.
Read MoreHow do you select a PE buyer? What questions should you ask prospective buyers? What's negotiable and what's not? And all kinds of useful tips and tricks.
Read MoreTalking with Anthony Onesto of the Konrad Group about "Digital Strategy". It means different things to different people and we make an attempt to define the basics.
Read MoreDevin and Jim sit down with NextGen Growth Partners founder Brian O'Connor to discuss search funds, pledge funds, traditional funds and all the similarities and differences among them.
Read MoreDevin and Jim take a random walk down their reading list of favorite business and research books.
Read MoreDevin welcomes back Cass and Ben for a mad-cap review of all the confusing terms and phrases thrown around the typical private equity shop.
Read MoreDevin and Jim break down the what, how, why and when of the often maligned, but rarely explained, process of PE funds taking money out of companies before the exit.
Read MoreDevin and Jim go deep on their process for developing investment theses. They cover: where to start, tools to hone your thesis, how to fight confirmation bias, when to give up and when to stick with it.
Read MoreIf we change out every "board" (no pun intended) in our companies over our ownership period -- is it the same company/ship when we exit?
Read MoreDevin sits down with Myra D’Souza to cover how to get into private equity from the HR side of the house; what PE firms do about human capital pre and post-deal; and how small companies can be better at talent management.
Read MoreAn introduction to customer analytics with Ben Falloon and Jake Petoskey. The first of several episodes tackling the tricky topic of building ground-up customer analytics and building market maps.
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