Migrating Legacy Applications with Amazon WorkSpaces
We recently had to find a home for a legacy client/server accounting application, running in a location that was far, far away. The software came to us through an acquisition of another company. Ou...
1 Aug 201644min
Surviving in the Valley of Anguish
Jim and Alan talk in detail about the Valley of Anguish and how to survive it. All large projects (ERP implementations, software re-writes, data center moves) start out with heady expectations and h...
26 Juli 201638min
The Seven Deadly Sins of Private Equity
Devin and Jim discuss the seven deadly sins of private equity -- sins that will turn a good deal into a bad deal. -- Pride: Don't admit what you don't know. -- Envy: Make a bad acquisition. -- Lust: ...
13 Juli 201643min
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 Juni 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 Juni 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 Juni 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 Maj 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 Maj 201614min
