Episodes (Page 4)
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Peter Lacaillade built notable private equity allocation platform at SCS Financial with pooled vehicle structure enabling competition against institutional giants
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Andrew Milgram discusses distressed investing in middle market, highlighting 20-25% EBITDA decline since 2019 creating a 'K-shaped economy'
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Ramtin Naimi built Abstract Ventures into a $2 billion AUM seed fund through unconventional path: hedge fund at high school age, bankruptcy at 24, then bootstrapping via AngelList
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Brad Jacobs' principle of 'think big and move fast' demonstrated through founding seven billion-dollar companies and executing 500+ M&A transactions
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Zach Dell's Base Power Company addresses 100-year-old grid unprepared for AI, EV, and industrial electrification demand through distributed home batteries
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Alan Waxman co-founded Sixth Street with 'go anywhere, do anything' mandate across asset classes, now managing over $110 billion AUM
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Caryn Seidman-Becker details rebuilding CLEAR from bankruptcy into an identity platform.
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Jens Grede discusses co-founding SKIMS with Kim Kardashian and Emma Grede.
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Charlie Songhurst shares insights from investing in 483 companies.
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The Chainsmokers discuss their evolution from DJs to venture capitalists.
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Jay Hoag pioneered growth investing with Technology Crossover Ventures (TCV).
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Dinakar Singh founded Axon, a family office successor to TPG-Axon.
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Bill Gurley analyzes the realities reshaping venture capital and private markets.
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Asurion demonstrates a 50X investment return story analyzed through detailed company history and management perspectives
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John Zito discusses Apollo Global Management's growth and financial institution building.
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Fidji Simo, former Instacart CEO, discusses creating delightful consumer experiences.
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Graham Weaver founded Alpine Investors, a private equity firm.
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Gustav Söderström discusses Spotify's evolution from music service to multimedia platform with 650M+ users through synchronized team structure and strategic positioning as the music industry's R&D ...
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Rick Ruback and Royce Yudkoff teach entrepreneurship through acquisition at Harvard Business School, with core principles remaining relevant despite a decade passing since previous conversation
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David Senra distills wisdom from 400 entrepreneur biographies into single concept: obsessive focus on simple ideas drives billion-dollar empires