Great news coverage for Federos, one of our Evolution Capital Partners Fund III companies! Digicel, a leading communications provider in the Caribbean and South Pacific, has completed a Global Network Operations Center transformation in collaboration with Eirteic Solutions using Federos’ Assure1 platform. According to Brendan Anderson, “Federos continues to play an integral role for digital […]
New firm will take long view PE model
A new long-hold company formed by a cofounder of Evolution Capital Partners will allow investors to keep their positions in smaller, scalable businesses longer than the private equity model typically provides. Founder Brendan Anderson said that through ScaleCo, investors can become more ingrained with scaleup-grade companies and can help them grow over longer periods of time. Read […]
Between The World And Me
I’ll start this post by mentioning my favorite read in 2016, J.D. Vance’s Hillbilly Elegy. This book inspired me to believe that anything is possible and that the American Dream is still alive and well. So, with this being said, during one of my neighborhood holiday parties, I brought up and spoke highly of Hillbilly Elegy. During […]
The Power Of Broke By Daymond John
The Power of Broke was the selection for our 2016 third quarter book club discussion and honestly, it would not have been my first choice. But it has been fun to read the titles the team picks that are outside my long running list of business books to tackle, in addition to the enthusiastic discussions (like […]
3 Books Every Small Business Owner Should Read
Entrepreneurs and business leaders face similar hurdles throughout their careers – personnel conflicts, undefined business paths and financial woes. Industry leaders have analyzed these common issues and have come up with a variety of solutions – often filling the pages of books with their insights and lessons learned. While there are many educational resources at […]
“Hillbilly Elegy”
A timely deviation from my typical business focused titles, today’s book reflection is on Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis by J.D. Vance. Describing his life growing up in small towns in Kentucky and Ohio prior to joining the Marines, attending Ohio State University and subsequently Yale Law School, Mr. Vance’s background […]
“The Innovator’s Dilemma”
Over the past six months we had a summer associate who inspired me with an innovative way to get more reading in than I ever thought possible, taking my appetite for continuous learning to a whole new level. How, you may be asking? I was introduced to “Speed Listening.” An innovation I didn’t know I needed. It […]
“The Dip”
As I recently listened to an entrepreneur describe her vision and business plan, outlining that insufficient capital was a piece of the puzzle she was missing in order to reach her business goal, she said “I’m in The Dip.” “You know, the one described by Seth Godin.” Honestly, I had never heard of the book, […]
“Liar’s Poker”
For this past quarter, the team picked one of the first business books I ever read, Liar’s Poker by Michael Lewis. Published in 1989, one year after I graduated from DePauw University, and started my banking career at American National Bank and Trust Company of Chicago, it was a fun flash back. Michael Lewis is a wonderful […]
“How Google Works”
During a Conscious Capitalism event this Spring in Chicago I had the pleasure of hearing Joe Mansueto, founder of Morningstar, owner of Inc. Magazine and Fast Company, and longtime conscious capital innovator, speak. During his presentation, he answered this question (or something close to it), “Mr. Mansueto, how have you been able to keep your work life balance?” His response was inspiring. […]