How To Teach People Stuff
Devin and his daughter Quinn spend an hour with high school English teacher Nathaniel Small on exploring the challenges of teaching people. We talk about why it is so hard for an expert to teach a nov...
11 Okt 201749min
Buyouts from the Sellers' Side
Listener Request! Devin & Jim take a look at private equity deals from the sellers' side of the table and cover questions such as: How do you select a PE buyer? What questions should you ask prospecti...
2 Okt 201744min
What the heck is a Digital Strategy?
Talking 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. This is a big topic -- covering eve...
25 Sep 201752min
Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition
Devin 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. They go deep in...
12 Sep 201751min
Summer Reading List
Devin and Jim take a random walk down their reading list of favorite business and research books. We mention some old favorites and some hidden gems and talk about ParkerGale's official reading club'...
30 Aug 201726min
Confusing PE Jargon Explained
Devin (and Jim from behind the sound board) welcomes back Cass and Ben for a mad-cap review of all the confusing terms and phrases thrown around the typical private equity shop. We give you the shortc...
21 Aug 201744min
What is a Dividend Recap?
Devin 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. Plus: shout outs to some PE Funcas...
10 Aug 201750min
How to develop an Investment Thesis
Devin 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 i...
31 Juli 201753min
