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Devin and Cass sit down with Kate Hopkins, founder of OneGuide, to break down the 36 AI value creation plays private equity firms and portfolio companies are running right now. From TAM mapping and list building with AI to revenue leakage detection, workflow automation, and agent ...  Show more

The private equity market in 2026 was supposed to rip. So why has it fallen flat? Devin sits down with Steven Buibish, CFA, Director of US Private Equity Research at PitchBook, to break down the first half 2026 data. Deal value in Q2 dropped 38% from Q1. Software dealmaking froze ...  Show more

Mike DiFrisco and Alex Nottingham JD MBA discuss shifts toward digital and AI technologies, challenges in hiring and retention, and the growing influence of private equity on practice ownership. 

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Digital transformation is table stakes. So, what's next? Join host Chip Kleinheksel in conversation with SAP's Jan Gilg and Deloitte's Vadhi Narasimhamurti to explore how smart executives are building businesses that don't just adapt to change, they capitalize on it. From autonom ...  Show more

Today’s episode comes from the Your Next Move vault and is a conversation between Inc. editor-at-large Tom Foster and the co-founder and co-CEO of Harry’s Inc, Jeff Raider. He is also a co-founder of Warby Parker. Their conversation goes deep on topics like brand building, e-comm ...  Show more

Ed speaks with Alex Rinke, co-founder and co-CEO of Celonis, a process mining and intelligence company. They discuss how his management style evolved as the company scaled, the challenges facing Europe’s startup scene, and his advice for founders navigating the fundraising proces ...  Show more