Guest: Greg Nieuwenhuys – PE Operator & Founder, Generative AI Strategy Host: Alex Rawlings – CEO, Raw Selection 🔍 Episode Summary: Greg Nieuwenhuys returns to share a practical, step-by-step AI Playbook for hiring. From writing job descriptions to automating follow-ups, Greg breaks down how PE firms and portfolio companies can integrate generative AI ... Show More
Nov 18
How to Build a Go-To-Market Strategy That Scales in Private Equity
<p><b>Guest:</b> Brian Gustason, Operating Partner at Craig Group<br/> <b>Host:</b> Alex Rawlings, Founder of Raw Selection</p><p><b>🔍 Episode Summary:</b></p><p>In this episode, Brian Gustason shares practical insights on building scalable go-to-market (GTM) strategies for lowe ... Show More
32m 6s
Nov 11
How Storytelling Meets Strategy Niklas James’ Media-Driven Investment Approach
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26m 36s
Nov 4
The Real Due Diligence | What Makes or Breaks a Deal
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17m 51s
Apr 2025
To Make Better Decisions, Think Like a Venture Capitalist
Venture capital firms notoriously embrace risk and take big swings, hoping that one startup will become a monster hit that pays for many other failed investments. This VC approach scares established companies, but it shouldn’t. Stanford Graduate School of Business professor Ilya ... Show More
24m 44s
Jul 2024
How to Acquire Venture Capital Funding with Paul Jarrett
Paul Jarrett artfully blends difficult tales of entrepreneurship, logistics, and venture capital with his own real experiences, captivating audiences beyond just bullet points on a slide. His storytelling transforms complex topics into relatable narratives that go beyond insights ... Show More
27m 36s
Sep 11
$46B of hard truths from Ben Horowitz: Why founders fail and why you need to run toward fear (a16z co-founder)
Ben Horowitz is the co-founder of Andreessen Horowitz, Silicon Valley’s largest and most influential venture capital firm, with over $46B in committed capital across multiple funds. He took Loudcloud public with just $2 million in revenue (dubbed “the IPO from hell”), sold it for ... Show More
1h 37m
Jun 2025
Revisiting: A Successful Transition to Investing with Steve Young
This episode originally aired on Feb 20, 2024. Steve Young is most well known for his NFL accolades, but since his retirement from the 49ers he’s built another type of empire as Partner, Chairman and Co-founder of private equity firm, HGGC. In this episode, SoFi's Head of Investm ... Show More
37m 57s
Sep 24
589: CEO of FCLT Global and Former Senior Engagement Manager at McKinsey & Company on Turning Investor Dialogue into Strategy
Sarah Keohane Williamson, CEO of FCLT Global and coauthor of The CEO's Guide to the Investment Galaxy, offers a disciplined primer for executives operating at the intersection of corporate strategy and capital markets. Drawing from her background in investment banking, government ... Show More
50m 55s
Jul 2025
TIP736: How the Best Investors Execute w/ Clay Finck
In this episode, Clay reviews Lee Freeman-Shor's book — The Art of Execution. Freeman-Shor studied 45 of the world's top investors over seven years, revealing why investment success depends far more on execution than stock picking. Through analysis of nearly 1,000 investments, he ... Show More
1h 4m
Jul 2025
566: Silicon Valley's CEO Whisperer on Why Most Startup Founders Fail (with Rich Hagberg)
<p dir="ltr"><strong>Rich Hagberg</strong>, often referred to as "Silicon Valley's CEO Whisperer, psychologist and co-author of Founders Keepers, has advised over 1,000 executives and founders. In this conversation, he outlines why most startup leaders fail, and what the data rev ... Show More
56m 43s