The role of the outside board member with Glenn Winokur (Episode 60)
Jim talks about the role of the outside board member with Syapse CEO/Co-Founder and Emerson Street Partners founder Glenn Winokur.
May 29, 2015•59 min
Private Equity Funcast
Hosted by Devin Mathews and Jim Milbery, partners at ParkerGale Capital, a middle-market private equity group. This bi-weekly show is a lively discussion of the uses of technology to improve business operations for companies with less than $100 million in revenue.
Episodes
Our "Should we be Agile" Manifesto Episode (Episode 59)
Jim and Devin talk about Agile, SCRUM and our experiences with various engineering project management schemes.
May 15, 2015•44 min
Finding Value in Tech Buyouts.
Devin and Jim talk about applying Howard Marks' principles of value investing in technology buyouts.
May 07, 2015•1 hr 4 min
It's time for us to talk about the Apple Watch
Jim chats with Evan Delaney about the out-of-the-box experience with the Apple Watch as the first batch gets delivered.
Apr 28, 2015•42 min
The Quinn Mathews Interview Episode
Quinn grills Devin and Jim on everything from their backgrounds to which kinds of potatoes that they prefer.
Apr 16, 2015•45 min
PE FunCast Final Four 2015
Jim, Devin and the Commissioner For Life, Ryan Milligan run down our 2015 Final Four results.
Apr 10, 2015•48 min
March Madness Private Equity Bracketology 2015 Discussion
Jim interviews FunCast Bracketology Commish, Ryan Milligan in preparation for next week's "Final Four".
Apr 02, 2015•31 min
Are Technical Bootcamps Worth the Money?
Jim and Devin discuss the pros and cons of technical bootcamps.
Mar 27, 2015•49 min
Autonomy, Mastery and Purpose - Part two of our "Drive" discussion
Jim and Devin talk in detail about Daniel Pink's autonomy, mastery and purpose with a sidebar into "fairness".
Mar 16, 2015•41 min
ParkerGale's Tech Stack
Jim and Devin discuss the technology stack that we use to run our business.
Mar 05, 2015•1 hr
Everything that you need to know about eLearning with Joe Gorup
Jim talks to Joe Gorup about using eLearning in the middle market.
Feb 27, 2015•40 min
Motivating Management Teams the "Pink" Way
Devin and Jim discuss Daniel Pink's "Drive" as it relates to their portfolio companies.
Feb 20, 2015•37 min
We're Not Fooled By Randomness Anymore
Devin and Jim talk about Nassim Nicholas Taleb's gem, "Fooled by Randomness"
Feb 13, 2015•35 min
Crossing the Chasm and the Middle Market
Devin and Jim talk discuss Geoffrey Moore's groundbreaking book "Crossing the Chasm" as it applies to the middle market.
Feb 05, 2015•30 min
NetSuite Implementation Part Deux -- The CFO Interview
Jim talks to portfolio company CFO, Mike Welch about his initial experiences with our ongoing NetSuite implementation.
Jan 29, 2015•31 min
Our Annual Prediction Show 2015
Devin, Ryan Harris, Ian Larkin and Brad Simmons make their predictions for 2015 ... and BEYOND!
Dec 31, 2014•1 hr 7 min
Xmas Eve Spectacular with Chicago Chef John Caputo
Jim and Devin talk restaurants and cuisine with Chicago's own Chef John Caputo.
Dec 24, 2014•45 min
Our NetSuite "Serial" - Part I
Jim and Dirk Shimpach talk through a complete NetSuite implementation at one of our portfolio companies, "serial podcast" style.
Dec 19, 2014•34 min
TechStars Chicago
Jim and Devin talk shop with Troy Henikoff from TechStars Chicago.
Dec 11, 2014•43 min
Thanksgiving 2014 Extravaganza
Devin and Jim give thanks for all of our listeners, colleagues and friends.
Nov 27, 2014•34 min
Exit Events for Private Equity Tech Companies
Jim and Devin talk about the various exit strategies for private equity-backed tech companies.
Nov 20, 2014•29 min
The Founder's role in making an entreprenurial organization
Devin and Jim talk with Tim Kelly on his research what makes a company "entreprenurial".
Nov 12, 2014•57 min
ParkerGale Capital
Devin and Jim introduce their new firm, Parker Gale Capital
Oct 20, 2014•33 min
Founder Transitions. Don't be a Larry!
Devin and Jim discuss succcession planning for founders.
Oct 02, 2014•40 min
It's our one year anniversary -- and you get the gift!
Milbery's Mazlow's Hierarchy of Software Needs. We are officially a year old today and have we got a gift for you. Jim and Devin spend an hour dissecting Jim's controversial hierarchy of software needs.
Sep 10, 2014•51 min
Getting Sideways with Management
What happens when your relationship with management goes south? This episode is by request How do relationships between the private equity guys and management go bad? Shocking! Yes, that happens some times. What causes it? And what can you do to fix it? Find out here.
Sep 02, 2014•46 min
Private Equity Lingo: The Podcast
As a follow-up to Devin's (surprisingly) popular PEHUB column from early August, Devin and Jim expound on the lingo inside a PE firm. This isn't sports talk or girl talk, this is private equity talk and it makes about as much sense as some of the wild stories in the Raymond Carver book we stole our title from. Sit back and enjoy, and just like an after school special starring Robbie Benson, there just might even be a lesson or two to learn in between all the laughing (or is that crying?)....
Aug 20, 2014•40 min
Nadella's Public Strategy Letter
Devin and Jim talk about Satya Nadella's public strategy letter on the future of Microsoft aka "Bold Ambition & Our Core". How does this apply to the middle market? Should middle market companies be avoiding commitments to the Microsoft platform?
Jul 23, 2014•44 min
Apple's Swift programming language
Jim sits down with Evan Delaney to talk about Apple's new Swift programming language, the pros the cons -- and whether companies should be jumping into the deep end of the pool and going whole-hog with Swift.
Jul 09, 2014•41 min
Building your iOS application
Jim sits down with Evan Delaney to talk about approaches you can use for building your mobile applications on the Apple platform. Although we do get a little technical in spots, this episode is for the CEO, not the CTO.
Jun 30, 2014•37 min
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