Episodes

The Think Like an Owner podcast seeks out conversations with small company owners and investors to learn how to acquire and run small companies, with a focus on search funds, micro private equity, and permanent capital.

Episode 234

Auren Hoffman – Growing Great Data Organizations – Ep.234

The conversation centers around Auren’s experiences in running data companies and his insights into the data as a service market.

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Episode 220

Tom Klein – Pre-Close M&A Value Creation Playbook Ep.220

My guest today is Tom Klein, former Morningside Co-CEO alongside recent podcast guest Roland Lessard.

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Episode 212

Sieva Kozinsky – Long-Term Thinking is an Advantage – Ep.212 [TLAO Replay]

Given that our guest last week, Eric Jorgenson, is the CEO of one of Enduring’s companies, I thought this would be a timely episode to bring back to the top of the feed.

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Epiosode 203

[Re-Run] David Dodson – The Manager’s Handbook – Ep.203

David is an investor, former CEO, professor at Stanford, and as of July 13th, 2023, an influential author having published his first book, The Manager’s Handbook.

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Episode 202

Scott Barstow – Keys to High Performing Product Teams – Ep.202

Scott has founded and led tech companies and teams throughout his career. He now supports the Pacific Lake portfolio as an operating partner focused on building great software product and engineering orgs.

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Episode 194

Launch Series Ep.7: Spirit of Search with Coley Andrews and Mitch Cohen Ep.194

This is the final episode in our Launch Series with guests Coley Andrews and Mitch Cohen, partners at Pacific Lake and Trilogy, respectively.

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Episode 186

Brian Yormak – Venture Investing in Data – Ep.186

My guest is Brian Yormak, co-founder of Story Ventures alongside his brother Jake, a venture capital firm with a strong focus in data and data software.

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Episode 185

Michael Horowitz – Primer on Franchises – Ep.185

My guest today is Michael Horowitz who recently sold a roll-up of 20 Wingstop franchise locations (15 acquired, 7 built, 1 closed) and co-authored a paper with A.J. Wasserstein about the franchise path for entrepreneurs.

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Episode 184

Nick Huber – Next Growth Phase – Ep.184

My guest today is Nick Huber, founder of now over a dozen companies beyond Bolt Storage, his self-storage business he’s perhaps most well-known for. Check out our first episode together, episode 68, for more about Bolt Storage.

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Episode 182

Launch Series Ep.4: Managing Seller Relationships with Jim Vesterman – Ep.182

Today’s conversation with Jim Vesterman focuses on seller relationships during the deal process.

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