Is Business School Worth It?
Devin interviews podcast darling Kevin Fitzgerald on his return to private equity after two years at Harvard Business School. Kevin talks about why he went, what he learned, how he landed his summer i...
24 Jun 201658min
Don't Make These Mistakes When Implementing NetSuite
Jim talks with our old friend and colleague, Dirk Shimpach about the most common mistakes we make when implementing NetSuite. We've done six implementations across six portfolio companies over the pa...
16 Jun 201655min
DevOps for Founders and CEOs
Alan and Jim discuss DevOps -- the intersection of software development and managing the deployment and operations of software. We provide a simple layman's definition of DevOps and then address comm...
3 Jun 201633min
Debunking The Failure Mythology
Devin and Jim spend some time talking about the "Failure Mythology" -- the idea that you need to fail in a big way on the path to building a great company. (Aka "The Steve Jobs Story") It's a popular...
19 Mai 201641min
Radio Killed the Podcast Star
Small change of pace. Here's a replay of Kristina's WGN Business Lunch interview talking about private equity, being a mom and other fun stuff.
13 Mai 201614min
Bootstrapping & Selling Your Software Company
Devin sits down with Dave Will, the founder of Peach New Media, a software company he founded, bootstrapped and recently sold to AccelKKR. Dave gets philosophical about building culture and stepping a...
3 Mai 201655min
Can Unicorns Hurt Buyouts?
Devin and Jim talk about Unicorns -- not the mythical horse with a horn, but rather the club of billion-dollar-plus tech companies. How is this market different than the late 90s? How do Unicorns affe...
26 Apr 201650min
Board Meetings -- The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
Devin and Jim welcome their partner Kristina to her first podcast where they talk about how to run a good board meeting. Who to invite, what to cover, what to avoid and how to manage your PE board mem...
19 Apr 20161h 4min
