The Private Equity Podcast, by Raw Selection
Hosted by Alex Rawlings, Managing Partner of Raw Selection, a specialist executive search firm. Join us as we interview the leading experts in Private Equity, unlocking their secrets of success to share with you.
Discover how some of the top Private Equity professionals got into Private Equity, how they rose to success and learn about some of the mistakes they made along the way.
Alex has strong connections to the Private Equity industry through his executive search firm, Raw Selection, which specialises in working with Private Equity firms and their portfolio companies across Europe and North America. Alex is straight talking and to the point and aims to unlock real gold you can build into your firm or portfolio companies. Find out more at www.raw-selection.com
The Private Equity Podcast, by Raw Selection
Kjael Skaalerud on The Digital Collision Coming for Private Equity and Venture Capital Firms
Today's Guest
Today we welcome Kjael Skaalerud, the Chief Revenue Officer in Altvia, a market-leading provider for CRM and investor & deal management systems built explicitly for Private Equity Firms. He is also the founder of Skaling Ventures and believes businesses blend art and science to create and capture value.
What You'll Learn
How data is taking over the Private Equity and Venture Capitals space
Two well-known ways companies grow their revenue
Why Private Equity Firms are not at the forefront of tech adoption
How industry revolution is positively impacting value creation and shifting market dominance
Breakdown
[00:40] Getting to know Kjael Skaalerud
[03:32] Mistakes made by PE Firms and their portfolio companies
[06:50] The digital collision coming for PE and VC firms
[19:32] Technology adoption in the PE space
[22:10] Understanding proprietary deal flow
[34:02] How to accelerate growth in the venture capital/private equity space
[37:19] Attributes of a top-performing individual
[44:01] Kjael's go-to information resource
Resources
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