lyr3: AI, PE and Change

LatestJul 10, 2026

Weekend Listens: Three podcasts for your weekend PE listening pleasure

Private Equity is Coming For Your 401(k) — Private Equity Funcast, Jul 1 Ted Seides and PitchBook's Nizar Tarhuni on the push to open retail 401(k)s to private assets. The upside, the real risks, and why "democratizing" private equity is harder than the headlines suggest. Blunt and data-backed. What LPs Are Looking for in Defence-Related…

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Jul 8, 2026

AI Impact from the Ops seat

The AI headlines are about models, operators talk impact. The impact of AI extends beyond just numbers, it raises a fundamental question, how many people does it take to run a company.

Jul 4, 2026

Every CIM Says AI Now

On a recent Private Equity Funcast, ParkerGale partners Devin Mathews and Jim Milbery spent an episode on a problem every middle-market buyer now shares. Every CIM that crosses the desk claims AI.

Jun 29, 2026

$33 in incremental AI Spend

That's what it costs to run a full AI B2B marketing engine for a client right now. Content for LinkedIn. Email. Blog. SEO. Targeting and Pipeline prep for the sales team.

Jun 29, 2026

AI is finally giving us the intranet we were promised

In November 1998, two equity analysts at Merrill Lynch described the future of work in a single sentence. Christopher Shilakes and Julie Tylman were not futurists or vendors with something to sell.

Jun 23, 2026

AI Is Rewriting the PE Playbook

For years, when private equity talked about technology, it talked about cost. Squeeze the back office. Consolidate the stack. Expand the margin. Listen to how PE leaders talk about AI now and you hear something different. Something more existential.

Jun 22, 2026

On-Demand Apps from LI

Traditional software is built for thousands of people. That means it fits no one perfectly. AI enables software with an audience as small as one.

Jun 20, 2026

Rise of the AI Operating Partner

Here is a recent set of Posts on my LinkedIn.

Jun 11, 2026

Technical Journey

Over my career I've built a strong foundation in computer science, systems design, and the architecture of complex business platforms.

Jun 1, 2026

The Lot Line

Try out thelotline.com. We are looking at how to build a site to make real estate browsing a leaned back on the couch fun experience with a simple game mechanic.

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