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Ep.33: Craig Dupper, Elan Growth Partners | A Partner Equity Approach to Investing
Season 2 Episode 15
Shiv interviews Craig Dupper, Founder of Elan Growth Partners. In this episode, Craig shares his firm’s Partner Equity investing strategy, which inc…
1 year, 10 months ago
Ep.32: Mark Kearney, Ascent CFO Solutions | Using Finance as a Strategic Growth Lever
Season 2 Episode 14
Shiv interviews Mark Kearney, Fractional CFO of Ascent CFO Solutions. In this episode, Shiv and Mark discuss how finance can be used as a strategic …
1 year, 10 months ago
Ep.31: Jason Caplain, Bull City Venture Partners | Why Founders Are the Secret Ingredient to Investment Success
Season 2 Episode 13
Shiv interviews Jason Caplain, Co-Founder and General Partner of Bull City Venture Partners. In this episode, Jason shares why his firm values founde…
1 year, 11 months ago
Ep.30: Chip Baird, GreyLion Capital | Optimizing Companies With the LIFT Strategy
Season 2 Episode 11
Shiv interviews Chip Baird, Managing Partner at GreyLion Capital. Shiv and Chip take a deep dive into GreyLion’s core LIFT (Leadership, Investment, F…
1 year, 11 months ago
Ep. 29: Anna Talerico, Corporate Finance Institute | Human Capital When Growing a Bootstrapped Company
Season 2 Episode 10
Shiv interviews Anna Talerico, CEO at Corporate Finance Institute™ and Operating Partner at Arthur Ventures. Learn how capital-efficient companies ca…
2 years ago
Ep. 28: Mark Buffington, BIP Capital | What Makes a Startup Ready for Investment
Season 2 Episode 10
Shiv interviews Mark Buffington, CEO at BIP Capital and Managing Partner at BIP Ventures. Learn why the concept of permanent capital from a multista…
2 years ago
Ep. 27: Adam Solomon, Thoma Bravo | How to Identify and Scale High-Quality Software Companies
Season 2 Episode 9
On this episode, Shiv interviews Adam Solomon, Partner at Thoma Bravo. Shiv and Adam discuss how Thoma Bravo’s focus on market-leading companies impa…
2 years ago
Ep. 26: Matthew Stevens, Stevens.VC | Helping Early Stage Companies to Professionalize and Add Value
Season 2 Episode 8
Shiv interviews Matthew Stevens, Founder of Stevens.VC. Shiv and Matt discuss the business fundamentals that founders and investors should be focusin…
2 years, 1 month ago
Ep. 25: Dan Cremons, Accelera Partners | Winning the First 100 Days After an Investment
Season 1 Episode 7
Shiv and Dan discuss how the first 100 days can shape the outcome of private equity deals and explain the actions investors, founders and business le…
2 years, 1 month ago
Ep. 24: Chirag Shah, Wavecrest Growth Partners | How to Increase Enterprise Value with Organic Growth Levers
Season 2 Episode 6
Shiv Narayanan interviews Chirag Shah, Growth Partner at Wavecrest Growth Partners. Chirag and Shiv discuss the wide variety of value creation levers…
2 years, 2 months ago