
Ep. 55: Inovia Capital Panel | Making Acquisitions A Success From the People, Cultural, and Technical Side
Shiv interviews Krista Skalde, Chief Talent Officer Partner at Inovia Capital, Meryl Almeida, Director of Corporate Development at Inovia Capital, and Kory Jeffrey, Principal & VP, Technology at Inovi...
19 Nov 202439min

Ep.54: Aldy Keene, Loyalty Research Center | The Importance of Customer Loyalty for Portcos
Shiv interviews Aldy Keene, CEO at Loyalty Research Center. In this episode, Aldy shares how to evaluate the quality of relationships to understand how loyal a company’s customer base really is, and h...
12 Nov 202441min

Ep.53: Randy Garg, Vistara Growth | Leveraging Growth Debt as an Alternative Means of Funding
Shiv interviews Randy Garg, Founder and Managing Partner at Vistara Growth. In this episode, Randy explains the situations in which debt is a viable avenue for funding companies, how growth debt diff...
5 Nov 202433min

Ep.52: Tim Strickland, Summit Partners | Fostering a Culture of Data, Accountability and Alignment
Shiv interviews Tim Strickland, Advisory Partner at Summit Partners. In this episode, Tim draws on his experience as CRO of Zoom Info and in leadership roles at large martech companies to discuss wha...
29 Okt 202441min

Ep.51: Brian Neider, Lead Edge Capital | How Boards Can Add Value to Portcos
Shiv interviews Brian Neider, Partner at Lead Edge Capital. In this episode, Shiv and Brian discuss best practices for building boards and what board members can do to add value to portfolio companie...
22 Okt 202452min

Ep.50: Jeff Standridge, Innovation Junkie | Seven-Domain Diagnostic For Strategic Growth
Shiv interviews Jeff Standridge, Managing Director at Innovation Junkie. In this episode, Jeff shares his framework for a strategic growth plan and how his firm conducts an introductory diagnostic bas...
15 Okt 202444min

Ep.49: Paul W. Swaney III, Swaney Group Capital | Creating Value When Investing in Industrial Businesses
Shiv interviews Paul Swaney, Managing Director of Swaney Group Capital. In this episode, Shiv and Paul discuss how to create value when investing in industrial and manufacturing industries, and how th...
8 Okt 202457min

Ep.48: Peter Walker, Carta | Using Equity to Attract & Retain Employees
Shiv interviews Peter Walker, Head of Insights for Carta. In this episode, Peter and Shiv discuss how PE-backed companies can use equity to attract, compete for, and retain employees, as well as to gr...
3 Okt 202438min



















