Private Equity FunCast
Episodes
Game of Pivots
14 Apr 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Jim and Devin discuss the vaunted venture "pivot" and its applicability, or lack there-of in the private equity business.
Forty Minutes With The Mad Scotsman
04 Apr 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Jim trades programming barbs, tips and opinions with the guru of application development, Alan Williamson.
Madness Márta
27 Mar 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Devin and Jim don't follow college basketball, but they have cooked up their own version of March Madness.
Parfait Sundae: Lending to Middle Market Companies
17 Mar 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Bring out your debt! We've talked a lot about funding options for owners of mid sized companies but we haven't covered debt yet. Well, here you go...
Implementing NetSuite
10 Mar 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Interview with Dirk Shimpach, President of goVirtualOffice -- a "NetSuite Solution provider and cloud technology advisor that helps companies find the...
A Parade of Terribles: Founder Legal Traps to Avoid
03 Mar 2014
Contributed by Lukas
The FunCast spends an hour with McDermott Will & Emery LLP Partner Ryan Harris talking about the legal traps founders fall into when setting up their ...
Whaaaaaazup Microsoft
27 Feb 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Microsoft isn't going away soon as an enterprise server and platform vendor. So there's little risk in building your server platform on Microsoft in...
WSJ's 2014 CIO Conference Review
20 Feb 2014
Contributed by Lukas
What are the big boys thinking about tech? What are they worried about? Should you even care? We dive into the big ideas coming out of the recen...
Private Equity's Got Talent!
10 Feb 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Do you want to know how private equity firms evaluate and develop talent in their portfolio companies? Join the PEFunCast team and Brad Simmons from...
Heuristics in Private Equity
27 Jan 2014
Contributed by Lukas
What are the simple mental traps that PE investors fall into when making decisions about pursuing an investment. Think Daniel Kahneman meets Private...
Let's get vertical
20 Jan 2014
Contributed by Lukas
PEFunCast Guest Ryan Milligan discusses investment returns for middle market technology companies and investing in vertical software.
A Very Merry PeFunCast Xmas
24 Dec 2013
Contributed by Lukas
It's our Christmas Spectacular! Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all of you out there in the podcast ether!
Curogen's Microsoft Dynamics AX Interview
13 Dec 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Jim talks with Jesper Kehlet about Microsoft's Dynamics AX ERP software. We cover the main features and some tips and suggestions for a successful ...
It's a Private Equity Thanksgiving Charlie Brown.
27 Nov 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Thanksgiving to all of our listeners!
We got your due diligence right here!
19 Nov 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Jim and Devin discuss the due diligence process for private equity acquisitions.
Lessons learned for the Middle Market from the healthcare.gov launch
28 Oct 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Devin and Jim talk about the problems with the Healthcare.gov launch and the implication for middle market companies.
CTO vs VP of Engineering
10 Oct 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Jim and Devin discuss the differences between the roles of Chief Technology Officer and Vice-President of Engineering for middle market companies -- w...
Big in Japan (Data)
27 Sep 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Jim and Devin discuss the industry's latest buzzword trend "big data", and whether any middle market company really has a big data problem.
Punch it, Chewie
10 Sep 2013
Contributed by Lukas
The inaugural episode of the Private Equity FunCast. Devin and Jim talk about our plans for the show, and the three types of IT projects: Costs, Re...