The Applied AI Engineer: A New PE Weapon | Chris Breaux of Emberline скачать в хорошем качестве

The Applied AI Engineer: A New PE Weapon | Chris Breaux of Emberline

Chris Breaux left the world of $500m mega-deals to build Emberline from the ground up. He now commands a portfolio with nearly $25m in aggregate revenue by hunting at the intersection of government, defense, and vertical tech. This is a masterclass in "buyout growth" where top line expansion beats financial engineering every single time. More on Chris Breaux:   / chrisbreaux   More on Emberline: https://www.emberline.com/ 00:00 Minds Capital Partners React to Interview with Chris Breaux 07:57 Interview with Chris Breaux Begins 08:50 Naivete In Lower Middle 12:10 Interra Deal Lessons 13:38 Tech Debt And Rebuild 16:55 How To Underwrite B2B SaaS 22:55 Ember Line Portfolio Overview 27:11 Raising Equity For Growth 29:03 Defining Buyout Growth 30:37 Growth Buyout Playbook 31:25 Control Versus Minority Stakes 33:17 Underwriting Growth And Debt 34:05 LP Fit And Deal Narrative 37:51 Why Government Can Grow 39:10 Specialist Strategy And Adjacencies 41:13 Momentum And Focus Lessons 43:42 Hands On Operating Approach 45:51 Applied AI Engineer Role 49:51 Centralized Resources Timing 53:05 Building The CXO Program 55:47 Wrap Up And Next Steps ❤️ Enjoy this interview? SUBSCRIBE for more: ‪@mindscapital‬ CONNECT with the Minds Capital team: 👉 Minds Capital, where the hosts are partners: https://mindscapital.co 👉 Sign up for info on future fundraises: https://www.mindscapital.co/investors 👉 Connect with host Will Smith: https://linktr.ee/acquiringminds 👉 Connect with host Niklas James: https://linktr.ee/niklasjames 🎧 Podcast on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/32K3aO9... 🎧 Podcast on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... ABOUT the Minds Capital Podcast: MCP is a podcast about the growing world of independent sponsors & deal-by-deal private equity. Hosts Will Smith and Niklas James are partners in Minds Capital, a fund that invests in independent sponsor deals. New episodes every week. Credits: Edited by Anton Rohozov