Ranked #1
Episode 39 - Cost Optimization with Crosslake
Episode 39 - Cost Optimization with Crosslake
Russ Albright and Erik Larson of Crosslake Technologies join Alex and Lisa to talk through 5 cost optimization strategie... Read more
15 May 2020
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39mins
Ranked #2
Episode 6 - Apax Partners Gets It
Episode 6 - Apax Partners Gets It
Apax Partners, the well-known private equity firm, recently announced the acquisition of ThoughtWorks, the well-known de... Read more
22 Sep 2017
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3mins
Ranked #3
A Rant - KKR (very, very indirectly) Acknowledges Base Theory
A Rant - KKR (very, very indirectly) Acknowledges Base Theory
Last week, a quote attributed to KKR's Anne Arlinghaus from the Ernst & Young Strategic Growth Forum hit Twitter and... Read more
20 Nov 2017
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2mins
Ranked #4
Episode 22 - Private Equity IT Trends
Episode 22 - Private Equity IT Trends
Renna Partners' Mike Bestvina dropped in to talk current private equity market IT trends and going ons. We cover two pri... Read more
18 Apr 2018
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28mins
Ranked #5
Episode 5 - The Importance of Visual Design and User Experience
Episode 5 - The Importance of Visual Design and User Experience
The look and the feel of enterprise software is often (and wrongly) overlooked. The Consumerization of IT continues to p... Read more
5 Sep 2017
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34mins
Ranked #6
Episode 34 - Pilot Growth
Episode 34 - Pilot Growth
There’s a lot of excitement about the potential value of artificial intelligence. And we are hearing a great deal about ... Read more
4 Sep 2019
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39mins
Ranked #7
Episode 35 - Data 101
Episode 35 - Data 101
We get back to the basics in this episode to deliver an understanding of data and databases. If you're looking for a qui... Read more
2 Oct 2019
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51mins
Ranked #8
Episode 23 - Hiring Tech Executives
Episode 23 - Hiring Tech Executives
Hiring the right tech executives to run your portfolio companies is a serious challenge. Alex Rawlings, of UK-based Raw ... Read more
1 May 2018
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27mins
Ranked #9
Episode 33 - The Digital Transformation Payoff
Episode 33 - The Digital Transformation Payoff
“Investors should talk about their digital investments more and sooner,” advises Suraj Srinivasan, Professor at Harvard ... Read more
22 Aug 2019
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40mins
Ranked #10
Episode 25 - Kinzie Capital Partners
Episode 25 - Kinzie Capital Partners
So excited to finally be able to tell the story of Chicago-based Kinzie Capital Partners!Kinzie has an investment thesis... Read more
18 Jun 2018
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32mins
Ranked #11
Episode 3 - Current State of IT Diligence
Episode 3 - Current State of IT Diligence
Mike Bestvina of Liberty Advisor Group checked in to discuss the current state of IT diligence. It was great to hear tha... Read more
19 Aug 2017
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28mins
Ranked #12
Episode 29 - Operators-as-a-Service
Episode 29 - Operators-as-a-Service
As private equity firms continue to look to technology as a way of creating growth, the market for operating partners th... Read more
8 Jul 2019
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27mins
Ranked #13
A Rant: Dear Associates, You Have An Incredible Opportunity To Make An Impact
A Rant: Dear Associates, You Have An Incredible Opportunity To Make An Impact
Dear Private Equity Associates - You have an enormous opportunity to add value at your respective firms: go deep on unde... Read more
5 Mar 2018
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3mins
Ranked #14
Episode 26 - West Monroe Partners On Cybersecurity
Episode 26 - West Monroe Partners On Cybersecurity
Brad Haller and Paul Cotter of West Monroe Partners, a household name in IT diligence, join me on this episode. We get i... Read more
18 Jul 2018
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37mins
Ranked #15
Episode 28 - Data Science with Jike Chong
Episode 28 - Data Science with Jike Chong
Data science already is, or will be, a key factor in the success of your investing. In this episode of The Private Equit... Read more
24 Jun 2019
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42mins
Ranked #16
Episode 15 - Goodnight RFP, Hello RSS
Episode 15 - Goodnight RFP, Hello RSS
Traditional RFIs and RFPs are painful experiences for both buyer and vendor. They're inefficient and often do a poor job... Read more
13 Feb 2018
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27mins
Ranked #17
Episode 4 - Deeeeeeep Dive IT Diligence
Episode 4 - Deeeeeeep Dive IT Diligence
When you're looking at (or own) a company whose revenues or key operations rely on proprietary technology, it probably m... Read more
24 Aug 2017
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23mins
Ranked #18
Episode 32 - The Importance Of Pricing
Episode 32 - The Importance Of Pricing
Despite evidence that pricing is the most critical predictor of profitability, the science of pricing is still relativel... Read more
8 Aug 2019
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36mins
Ranked #19
Episode 17 - Managing The Rollout Of Large Technological Change
Episode 17 - Managing The Rollout Of Large Technological Change
Rightfully, more and more attention is being paid to how a portfolio company's operations and culture are affected by la... Read more
26 Feb 2018
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31mins
Ranked #20
Episode 24 - Da Cloud
Episode 24 - Da Cloud
Great episode here (though the audio quality isn't). You're undoubtedly hearing a lot about the virtues and benefits of ... Read more
21 May 2018
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34mins