In this episode, Chip and Sam Perkins of Perkins Fund Park share the hard‑won lessons from three decades of raising capital, having closed over $7 billion for alternative‑asset managers. They stress that deep, personal relationships, transparent communication, and realistic growth plans are far more effective than mass‑email blasts or reliance on AI alone. The Perkinses also discuss current market headwinds—tight liquidity, heightened regulatory scrutiny, and fee compression—that make fundraising tougher than ever, and they outline how they adapt by focusing on a narrow slate of high‑quality funds and maintaining strict compliance.

In this episode, co‑founder and CTO Andrew Kirpalani recounts how a $20K accelerator deal sparked the creation of WorkHound, a mobile‑first employee engagement platform for truck drivers. He explains how his varied startup engineering background informed the product’s design and...

In this episode, CFO Tom DiDesidero discusses SmartRecruiters' acquisition by SAP amid a rapidly evolving AI-driven SaaS landscape, highlighting the challenges of fast integration, cultural alignment, and shifting business assumptions. He shares his unconventional career path—from early roles in small...

In this episode, Henrietta Moon, founder and CEO of Carboculture, explains how her company uses high‑temperature biochar factories to simultaneously produce renewable energy, premium growing media, and permanently sequester carbon for centuries. She outlines a full‑stack business model that sells...
In this sponsored episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, Allied Solutions’ experts Peter Kroll and John Elias dissect Q1 2026 trends in auto lending. They highlight lenders’ challenges with new AI investments, portfolio servicing complexities, rising fraud, and the impact...
Brian Mac Mahon, founder of Expert Dojo—the venture arm of a $1 billion‑plus single‑family office—revealed five unconventional tactics that have powered over 300 startup investments. He emphasizes that only three variables truly drive every investment decision, rendering traditional networking largely obsolete....
In this episode of CFO Weekly, Ignacio "Nacho" Redondo, SVP of Finance at NextPower (formerly NextTracker), shares how he prepared the solar‑tech company for an IPO by building robust financial processes, internal controls, and operational discipline. He recounts his unconventional...
In this episode, BitGo co‑founder Mike Belshe discusses the origins of BitGo, its pioneering use of multi‑signature (multi‑sig) technology to eliminate single points of failure, and how the company evolved from a self‑custody solution into a regulated global custodian with...
In this episode, Strive’s chief officers—Matt Cole, Jeff Walton, and Ben Workman—discuss how the company is pioneering Bitcoin‑backed treasury strategies and digital credit products to address the U.S. retirement crisis. They explain their model of treating Bitcoin as a perpetual...

The episode examines the rapid expansion of private credit, now accounting for 15‑20% of the U.S. loan market, and the growing nervousness among banks and investors. Host highlights how private credit surged over 50% in loan growth during the past...
The episode examines the resilience of the sub‑sovereign and supranational bond market amid Middle‑East tensions, highlighting strong issuance and investor demand for AAA‑rated public‑sector bonds despite rising yields. Hosts discuss recent deals across Europe and New Zealand, noting that issuers...

In this episode, host Jaden Schaefer breaks down OpenAI's historic $121 billion funding round that valued the company at $852 billion, detailing the major investors—Amazon, NVIDIA, SoftBank—and the conditional nature of Amazon's $35 billion commitment. He also examines Huawei's new 950 PR AI chip,...

In this episode, Bloomberg Intelligence ABS strategist Rod Chattagumbe discusses his newly released Auto ABS Primer, highlighting that auto ABS spreads have compressed to below their five‑year average and now appear relatively rich. He explains that strong upgrade‑to‑downgrade ratios—154 upgrades...
In this episode, Peter Renton interviews Jess Conroy, CEO and co‑founder of Roe, about the massive gap in financial infrastructure within the hospitality industry. Conroy explains how hotels still rely on manual, error‑prone processes to capture, reconcile, and track payments—from...

In this episode, founders Allison Ellsworth (Poppy Soda), designer Rachel Roy, and fintech entrepreneur Theresa Fette discuss their journeys from humble beginnings to multi‑billion‑dollar exits, emphasizing the importance of owning control, embracing embarrassment, and making bold, sometimes "stupid" decisions. They...