PE Funcast
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PE Funcast
@PEFunCast
Your favorite GP’s favorite podcast. Occasionally insightful, always entertaining. Straight from the team at ParkerGale Capital.
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Hire right—and the business runs.Hire wrong—and everything slows down.
That’s why Devin & Paul prioritize talent selection over everything else.
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“Great operators don’t wait for exit.
They build with the buyer in mind from day one.”
That’s how Jim & Paul think about every deal.
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“When you’ve got a real risk problem, you’re not cutting costs—you’re spending to protect the business.”
The biggest mistakes don’t happen in the obvious places… they happen when you ignore risks.
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“Our bad—we’ve done a poor job explaining everything we can do for you.”
Sometimes the easiest growth isn’t new customers… it’s telling your existing ones what’s already on the menu.
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Buy with the exit in mind.
If you don’t know how you’re going to sell it…you probably shouldn’t buy it.
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“The first thing buyers ask isn’t about your tech — it’s: Who are your customers?
If you can’t show clean data instantly, you’ve already created doubt.” Paul and Jim tell you why.
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Private equity isn’t a fixed playbook.
It’s more of a Cheesecake Factory menu — Paul explains..
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Everyone wants to operate like the big firms.Not everyone should.
Devin explains why.
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Wild West → Professionalization → Proliferation
PE Ops just entered its next phase.
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How do you actually build a successful business model?
Devin breaks it down.
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During COVID, Devin found clarity in an unexpected place—a gardening shed.
Here’s what he learned.
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“A lot of people are in private equity because they are not good managers.”
Devin breaks down the unspoken expectations most people don’t talk about.
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PE Ops wasn’t always the standard—some firms saw it as a liability.
Cass explains the thinking.
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“What do all of our companies want to do better?”
Paul and Cass have the answer—tune in to this week’s episode.
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Paul is back—breaking down analytical gaps in go-to-market strategies.
With Devin and Cass Ziebel, we dive into the origins of PE Ops.
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“You fish where the fish are and where there are no fishing boats”
Are Devin and Jim really talking about fishing? Tune in to find out.
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