Ep.70: Mason Myers of Greybull Stewardship

Building Foundational Growth in Pre-Mid-Market Portcos

Ep.71: Amanda Kim of Avante Capital Partners

How Your Mission Can Be a Valuable Differentiator

Ep.67: Jim Sharpe of Unity Partners

Aligning Values with Growing Portcos

Ep.68: Joseph Hanna of Pivoting Model Partners

Product, Pivoting, and AI as Agents

Ep.69: Devon Kirk and Jonathan Metrick of Portage

How Investment and Ops Teams Can Work Together

Ep.64: Todd Morrissey, Hidden River Strategic Capital

Alternative Capital for Underserviced Companies

Ep.65: Josh Schwartz of Growth Factors

Navigating Growth as an Operating Partner

Ep.66: Shiv Narayanan of How To SaaS

The Future of General vs Vertical AI

Ep.61: Diamond Innabi of Software Equity Group

Relationships between Founders and Investment Banks

Ep.62: Stephen Marks, Emmersion Capital 

How to Navigate the Rewards and Risks of Nearshoring

Ep.63: Brad Armstrong of Lovell Minnick Partners

Supporting Portcos With an Advisor Bench

Ep.58: Scott Stouffer of scaleMatters

Using Data to Make Effective Go-To-Market Investments

Ep.59: John Bailey of OneFund Investments

What To Look For in PE Operating Teams and Partners

Ep.60: Shiv Narayanan of How To SaaS

Creating Enterprise Value With Marketing

Ep.55: Inovia Capital Panel

Making Acquisitions A Success From the People, Cultural, and Technical Side

Ep.56: Jordon Kruse and Matt Wilson of Oaktree Capital

Opportunities in Special Situations Investing

Ep.57: Sean Cantwell of Volition Capital

Growing Portcos by Building the Operations Function

Ep.52: Tim Strickland of Summit Partners

Fostering a Culture of Data, Accountability and Alignment

Ep.53: Randy Garg of Vistara Growth

Leveraging Growth Debt as an Alternative Means of Funding

Ep.54: Aldy Keene of Loyalty Research Center

The Importance of Customer Loyalty for Portcos

Ep.49: Paul W. Swaney III of Swaney Group Capital 

Creating Value When Investing in Industrial Businesses

Ep.50: Jeff D. Standridge of Innovation Junkie 

A Seven-Domain Diagnostic For Strategic Growth

Episode 51: Brian Neider of Lead Edge Capital

How Boards Can Add Value to Portcos

Ep.46: Omair Sarwar of Gearbox Capital

Matching Values with Founder-Led Companies

Ep.47: David Bluth of GLC Advisors 

How the Market Has Shifted for SaaS M&A

Episode 48: Peter Walker of Carta

Using Equity to Attract & Retain Employees

Ep.43: Mohammad Rasouli and Philipp Reineke of AIx2

Improving Investment Processes with AI

Ep.44: Alex Western of Terminus Capital Partners

Finding Clarity With the Vision Prism

Ep.45: Shiv Narayanan & Kate Hawkes of How To SaaS

How C-Level Marketers Impact Company Growth

Ep.40: Richard Lichtenstein of Bain & Company

How to Create Value Using GenAI

Ep.41: Sunaina Sinha of Raymond James

How to Improve ROI with Capital Formation Strategies

Ep.42: Kevin Iudicello of Realization Capital Partners

Generating Value with Secondary Investments

Ep.37: Matthew J. Safaii of Arrowroot Capital 

Improving Alignment in Software Investments

Ep.38: David Acharya of Acharya Capital Partners

Growing Portcos through M&A

Ep.39: Dave Mangot of Mangoteque

How to Leverage DevOps to Deliver a Competitive Product

Ep.34: Hillel Zidel of Kennet Partners 

Expanding Companies to International Markets

Ep.35: Devin Mathews of ParkerGale Capital

How to Create Value by Being Unconventionally Right

Ep.36: Edgar Baum of Avasta

How to Correctly Size Your Market

Ep.31: Jason Caplain of Bull City Venture Partners

Why Founders Are the Secret Ingredient to Investment Success

Ep.32: Mark Kearney of Ascent CFO Solutions

Using Finance as a Strategic Growth Lever

Ep.33: Craig Dupper of Elan Growth Partners

A Partner Equity Approach to Investing

Ep.28: Mark Buffington of BIP Capital

What Makes a Startup Ready for Investment

Ep.29: Anna Talerico of Corporate Finance Institute

How to Find the Right Human Capital for Bootstrapped Companies

Ep.30: Chip Baird of GreyLion Capital

Optimizing Companies With the LIFT Strategy

Ep.25: Dan Cremons of Accelera Partners

Winning the First 100 Days After an Investment

Ep.26: Matthew Stevens of Stevens.VC

Helping Early Stage Companies to Professionalize and Add Value

Ep.27: Adam Solomon of Thoma Bravo

How to Identify and Scale High-Quality Software Companies

Ep.22: Ripan Kadakia of ZMC

How to Be of Service to Your Portfolio Companies

Ep.23: Joanna Arras of Baird Capital

How To Succeed in the Current Venture Market

Ep.24: Chirag Shah of Wavecrest Growth Partners

How to Increase Enterprise Value with
Organic Growth Levers

Ep.19: Narbe Alexandrian of Define Capital

An Essential Guide to the Capital Stack and Choosing Investors

Ep.20: Kevin Mosley of Jurassic Capital

How to Use SaaS Benchmarks to Build a Better Business

Ep.21: Dirk Sahlmer of saas.group

A Long-Term Approach to Profitable SaaS Company Growth

Ep.16: Lauren Bonner of MBM Capital

The Value of Steady Growth in a ‘Unicorn or Bust’ VC Environment

Ep.17: Legal, Tax and Accounting Panel

Essential Guide To Preparing for a Successful Founder Exit

Ep.18: Highlights From the 2023 Season

Ep.13: Krista Morgan of Stage Fund

How Companies Can Rebound By Refocusing on Profitability

Ep.14: Andrew Pierno of XO Capital

How to Leverage the Opportunity in Micro SaaS Investments

Ep.15: Sunil Grover of True Blue Partners

How to Help Companies Grow With a Corporate Finance Perspective

Ep.10: Allen Duan of B Capital Group

5 Pillars of Value Creation for Minority Investors

Ep.11: Cody Lee of Summit Partners

What You Need to Know About Marketing in Portcos

Ep.12: Justin Johnson of Camber Partners

Maximizing Returns of PLG Software Investments

Ep.7: Vinny Prajka of JMI Equity

How to Use ICPs and Segmentation as a Foundation for Scale

Ep.8: George Rossolatos of CBGF

How to Build Sustainable Growth with a Long Term Investment Approach

Ep.9: Matt Gallagher of Hg Capital

How to Increase Sales Efficiency with Data and Strategy

Ep.4: Zane Tarence of Founders Advisors

What Makes a Business Investment-Grade  

Ep.5: Mariza Warshawsky of Assembly Group

How to Hire the Right Team To Grow Your Portfolio Companies

Ep.6: AJ Gandhi of Marlin Equity Partners

6 Needle Movers for Organic Growth

Ep.1: Daniel Pianko of Achieve Partners

How to Stand Out in the War for Capital with Talent Development

Ep.2: Bryce Youngren of Polaris Growth Fund 

How to Deliver Big Returns on Small Companies with a Founder-Friendly Approach

Ep.3: Mike Devine of Fortra

How Marketing Needs to Evolve for a High-Growth Company