Hiring Technical Leaders for Non-Technical People

FromPrivate Equity Funcast

Start listening View podcast show

Hiring Technical Leaders for Non-Technical People

FromPrivate Equity Funcast

ratings:

Length:

59 minutes

Released:

Oct 15, 2019

Format:

Podcast episode

Description

Hiring technical people is hard when you don’t know all the buzzwords and acronyms. Devin and Jim help you with good process and some helpful questions to ask when you are hiring Engineering and Software Development leaders.

Released:

Oct 15, 2019

Format:

Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Hosted by Devin Mathews and Jim Milbery, partners at ParkerGale Capital, a middle-market private equity group. This bi-weekly show is a lively discussion of the uses of technology to improve business operations for companies with less than $100 million in revenue.

Skip carousel

Private Equity's Got Talent!: Private Equity's Got Talent! by Private Equity Funcast
62 min listen
Lessons learned for the Middle Market from the healthcare.gov launch: Lessons learned from the healthcare.gov launch problems by Private Equity Funcast
30 min listen
Punch it, Chewie: Private Equity Funcast -- Costs, Revenue or Risk Management by Private Equity Funcast
58 min listen
It's a Private Equity Thanksgiving Charlie Brown.: It's a Private Equity Thanksgiving Charlie Brown. by Private Equity Funcast
22 min listen
Let's get vertical: Let's get vertical by Private Equity Funcast
56 min listen
Curogen's Microsoft Dynamics AX Interview: Microsoft Dynamics AX Interview with Curogens by Private Equity Funcast
51 min listen
Big in Japan (Data): Big in Japan (Data) by Private Equity Funcast
50 min listen
Roadside MBA : Hiring your team: Roadside MBA : Hiring your team by Private Equity Funcast
48 min listen
The Quinn Mathews Interview Episode: The Quinn Mathews Interview Episode by Private Equity Funcast
45 min listen
A Very Merry PeFunCast Xmas: A Very Merry PeFunCast Xmas by Private Equity Funcast
42 min listen
Forty Minutes With The Mad Scotsman: Forty Minutes With The Mad Scotsman by Private Equity Funcast
47 min listen
Madness Márta: March Madness by Private Equity Funcast
52 min listen
A Parade of Terribles: Founder Legal Traps to Avoid: Ryan Harris interview by Private Equity Funcast
51 min listen
Whaaaaaazup Microsoft: Microsoft's Nadella and WhatsApp by Private Equity Funcast
35 min listen
Heuristics in Private Equity: Heuristics in Private Equity Part I by Private Equity Funcast
48 min listen
WSJ's 2014 CIO Conference Review: WSJ's 2014 CIO Conference by Private Equity Funcast
29 min listen
CTO vs VP of Engineering: CTO vs. VP/Engineering by Private Equity Funcast
33 min listen
The Must React System: Must React Sales System Interview by Private Equity Funcast
71 min listen
We got your due diligence right here!: We got your due diligence right here! by Private Equity Funcast
32 min listen
Getting Sideways with Management: Getting Sideways with Management Teams by Private Equity Funcast
46 min listen
Life and Times of a Private Equity Associate: Life and Times of a Private Equity Associate by Private Equity Funcast
46 min listen
Parfait Sundae: Lending to Middle Market Companies: Middle Market Debt Financing is alot like a Parfait Sundae by Private Equity Funcast
41 min listen
Implementing NetSuite: Dirk Shimpach NetSuite Interview by Private Equity Funcast
49 min listen
TechStars Chicago: TechStars Chicago by Private Equity Funcast
43 min listen
Everything that you need to know about eLearning with Joe Gorup: Everything that you need to know about eLearning with Joe Gorup by Private Equity Funcast
40 min listen
The Mind of the CEO: Dr. J Interview by Private Equity Funcast
49 min listen
Game of Pivots: Game of Pivots by Private Equity Funcast
33 min listen
Roadside MBA : Product Differentiation and Price: Roadside MBA : Product Differentiation and Price by Private Equity Funcast
44 min listen
Founder Transitions. Don't be a Larry!: Founder Transitions. Don't be a Larry! by Private Equity Funcast
40 min listen
Nadella's Public Strategy Letter: Nadella's Public Strategy Letter by Private Equity Funcast
44 min listen

More Episodes from Private Equity Funcast

Skip carousel

How to Avoid Product Pessimism + Build a Better Sales Pitch (With Special Guest April Dunford): Product positioning expert April Dunford joins Operating Partner Paul Stansik to talk about the curse of product pessimism (and how to fix it), why most software companies struggle to create a winning sales pitch, and how better product positioning... by Private Equity Funcast
58 min listen
Big Band Software: Ryan Milligan dives deeper into our investment in , joined by Big Band founders Kevin McArdle (CEO), Chris Reedy (Head of Acquisitions), and Jason Heath (COO). Throughout the discussion, the team covers what companies, founders and executives they... by Private Equity Funcast
40 min listen
Getting Real About Value Creation in PE: "Value Creation" - It's one of the most over-used terms in private equity today. What does value creation mean? What's wrong with how investors talk about their value creation approach? And how does ParkerGale think about its strategy for value... by Private Equity Funcast
74 min listen
The View From Europe with Flex Capital: We welcome back our friends Christoph and Peter from FLEX Capital in Berlin, Germany. Our conversation covers everything you would expect . . . how is the tech market holding up in Europe, how is deal flow, are deals getting done, are founders selling... by Private Equity Funcast
60 min listen
Mastering Business Storytelling: Strategies for Effective Communication in Private Equity: Jim welcomes the CEO of Master Storytelling and former host of Planet Money, the always-entertaining . We explore the importance of crafting a compelling and memorable narrative for companies to effectively communicate with various stakeholders,... by Private Equity Funcast
81 min listen
Revolutionizing Investment Strategies: Harnessing Low-Code/No-Code with Jon Kragh: Jim talks Low-Code/No-Code with , founder of . Jon and his team provide fractional CTO, cloud architecture, tech modernization, and process automation services. Jon has a wealth of experience with low-code solutions and he can quote both... by Private Equity Funcast
66 min listen
$Revolutionizing Investment Strategies: Harnessing Low-Code/No-Code with Jon Kragh: Jim talks Low-Code/No-Code with , founder of . Jon and his team provide fractional CTO, cloud architecture, tech modernization, and process automation services. Jon has a wealth of experience with low-code solutions and he can quote both...$
The Incredible i Episode: Jim talks with IBM Champion and the host, . IBM's Power Systems platform running the IBM i operating system powers some of the most significant applications in the world. Peg has 20+ years working in the IBM I world, and we talk about... by Private Equity Funcast
51 min listen
AI for Investment: A Platform Disruption: Jim talks with Stanford's about AI's pending disruption in Private Equity. He is an ex-McKinsey consultant from the Bay Area and the New York offices managing AI activation projects for private equity clients. He has worked with top-20 private... by Private Equity Funcast
64 min listen
10 Lurking Problems for Sellers with Bill Snow: Bill Snow, a noted authority on mergers and acquisitions, is back with the second part of our discussion on his new book, . He joins host Jim Milbery to discuss the most common problems that sellers encounter in the deal process. by Private Equity Funcast
70 min listen
It's Restructuring Time!: Devin is joined by Tuck Hardie, a Managing Director in Houlihan Lokey’s Financial Restructuring Group. After operating through the bankruptcy at Marvel as a client of Houlihan, Tuck switched sides and joined the HL team over 20 years ago. Tuck... by Private Equity Funcast
59 min listen
Mergers and Acquisitions with Bill Snow: Bill Snow, a noted authority on mergers and acquisitions has represented buyers and sellers in a multitude of industries. He joins host Jim Milbery to discuss his new book, . In this episode, we focus the conversation on the most common... by Private Equity Funcast
90 min listen
It's the 10 Year Anniversary of the PE Funcast: Two Hundred and Seventy Three Episodes and Two Million downloads later, it's the 10th anniversary of the PE Funcast. Indulge your intrepid co-hosts, Devin and Jim, as we walk down memory lane. by Private Equity Funcast
43 min listen
Generative AI: Implications for PE Investors: This week we sat down with Clark O'Niell and Jay Barlett from BCG to discuss their most recent research report on and its implications for PE investors and their portfolio companies. GenAI is already becoming a game changer, with use cases... by Private Equity Funcast
60 min listen
PE Partner and the CEO: In this episode of the PE Funcast, we take a deep dive into the relationship between the portfolio company CEO and the private equity Partner. What do they talk about when they talk? How does their connection evolve from the interview, to building the... by Private Equity Funcast
102 min listen
What is the role of an Operating Partner at a private equity fund?: We’ve been hearing more questions and interest in operating partner roles than ever before. In our latest episode of the Private Equity Funcast, Operating Partners Jim and Cici cover some of the most frequently asked questions we frequently hear... by Private Equity Funcast
76 min listen
AlixPartners 8th Annual PE Leadership Survey: Ted Bililies, Managing Director and Head of Global Transformation Leadership Practice at AlixPartners joins Devin again to review the findings of the 8th Annual PE Leadership Survey. Devin and Ted discuss where PE and Portfolio Executives agree and... by Private Equity Funcast
64 min listen
What's a Software Company Worth?: In this episode of the PE Funcast, Devin and our Head of Research, David, discuss our research on software valuations, “What’s a Software Company Worth.” They cover how software valuations have trended over the past 20 years, the challenges that... by Private Equity Funcast
62 min listen
More Working with Private Equity from the Portfolio CXO Perspective: The grand finale of our two-part conversation with Kelley Powell, a long-time ParkerGale collaborator, and ex-portfolio executive. Kelley talks about the ins and outs of working with PE from the portfolio company perspective. She's a... by Private Equity Funcast
40 min listen
Working with Private Equity from the Portfolio CXO Perspective by Private Equity Funcast
42 min listen
Technical Due Diligence with Code & Co: Jim spends an hour talking about technical due diligence with , and from . Dan and Lukas have over 250 engagements under their collective belts and have literally "seen it all." We cover a wide range of topics, including Technical Debt... by Private Equity Funcast
60 min listen
Think Like a CTO with Alan Williamson: Jim talks with an old friend and comrade, Alan Williamson, about his new book - Alan shares hard-won lessons on how to thrive in the fast-paced role of Chief Technology Officer. We discuss the ins and outs of establishing successful technology... by Private Equity Funcast
51 min listen
M&A Rollups with Matt Lynch: Jim talks Mergers and Acquisitions Roll-up strategies with Matt Lynch, Managing Director at . We discuss the various types of add-on acquisitions and answer the key questions. What is an M&A roll-up strategy, and why does it... by Private Equity Funcast
60 min listen
Demystifying Executive Coaching: Jimmy is joined by Katrina Calihan, Executive Coach and Co-Founder of Wind + Sail Leadership Partners, to discuss and demystify executive coaching. Jimmy and Katrina have been working together since 2019 when they launched L6, the leadership... by Private Equity Funcast
44 min listen
How PE firms use the Jobs-To-Be-Done framework to drive a high-growth product strategy: In this episode of the Private Equity Funcast, Operating Partner Cici Zheng is joined by Jared Ranere, President and COO of thrv, a firm that delivers services, training and a software platform using the Jobs-to-be-Done (JTBD) framework to identify... by Private Equity Funcast
41 min listen
The Digging In Episode: Jim talks with Paul Stansik about his experiences digging in on the sales and marketing function within our portfolio. by Private Equity Funcast
53 min listen
Defining Your Ideal Customer Profile: In the latest episode of the Private Equity Funcast, Operating Partners Cici Zheng and Paul Stansik discuss the ICP - Ideal Customer Profile. As investors, we're frequently asking our portfolio companies - who is your ICP? Which ones are your best-fit... by Private Equity Funcast
37 min listen
Value Creation through Human Capital with David Cohen, Partner at Kelso and Company: Jimmy is joined by David Cohen, Human Capital Partner at Kelso and Company. David has been working in the Human Capital / Private Equity space for over a decade and has helped shape the discipline across the PE industry. They break down the various... by Private Equity Funcast
56 min listen
What is Human Capital Due Diligence? A lot more than you think.: In this episode, Jimmy is joined by Laura Queen, founder, and CEO of 29Bison, a Human Capital Consultancy focused on the PE space. Laura is also the author of the book “People Economics: Defining and Measuring the True Value of Human Capital” and... by Private Equity Funcast
61 min listen
DevOps with Dave Mangot: Jim talks all things DevOps with Dave Mangot from Mangoteque. Dave's philosophy is "Get Good at Delivering Software", and he has helped many well-known companies become "best in class" We discuss the four keys that define a company's... by Private Equity Funcast
44 min listen
They ask, You Answer with Marcus Sheridan: No prospect is going to buy enterprise software on impulse. Prospects don't need advertising, they need help, help understanding that they have a problem, help in understanding their options for solving that problem, and help in working their... by Private Equity Funcast
44 min listen

Related podcast episodes

Skip carousel

Customer Reliability Engineering with Luke Stone: This week, Mark and Francesc get a chance to talk directly to the Director of Customer Reliability Engineering himself, Luke Stone, all about CRE by Google Cloud Platform Podcast
38 min listen
You Can Be An Exceptional Long Term Leader: A Method for Long-Term Leadership Success With Scott Agnew - Genius Network Episode #195: Simple, actionable ways to become an even more dependable, trustworthy, genuine leader. If you’d like to join world-renowned Entrepreneurs at the next Genius Network Event or want to learn more about Genius Network, go to . Here’s a glance at... by Genius Network
12 min listen
Plaid & Dropbox’s Jean-Denis Grèze’s playbook for building an engineering culture of ownership: Today’s episode is with Jean-Denis Grèze, Head of Engineering at Plaid, which securely connects your bank to your apps like Venmo and Betterment. Before joining Plaid back in 2017, Jean-Denis was Director of Engineering at Dropbox and even took a 4-yea by In Depth
57 min listen
Picking the Brain of TrustedChoice.com Chief Technology Officer Derek Hyde: We're joined by our CTO Derek Hyde for a special guest interview to talk insurance technology and leadership by Agency Nation Radio
44 min listen
SE Radio 574: Chad Michel on Software as an Engineering Discipline: Chad Michel, Senior Software Architect at Don’t Panic Labs and co-author of Lean Software Systems Engineering for Developers, joins host for a conversation about treating software development as an engineering discipline. They begin by discussing... by Software Engineering Radio - the podcast for professional software developers
67 min listen
#70 Leonid Movsesyan - VP of Engineering at Cadre: Today we are talking to Leonid Movsesyan, the VP … by Joel Beasley | Modern CTO
42 min listen
74: Technical Interviews: Preparing For, What to Expect, and Tips for Success - Derrick Mar: In this episode, I talk with Derrick Mar, CTO and co-founder of Pathrise. This is the episode you need to listen to to get ready for technical interviews. by Test and Code
27 min listen
74. Business Process Design in ITSM: How to Design Robust Business Processes?, With David Mainville by Ticket Volume
30 min listen
Career Panel Discussion: Pursuing a Career in IT: If you are interested in or continuing your caree… by The Cisco Learning Network
45 min listen
S17:E4 - How to find a mentor and be a successful manager (Tanaka Mutakwa): Code on young padawan by CodeNewbie
40 min listen
#250 Greg Larson - SVP of Technology at Divvy: Leadership Lessons, Dealing with Scale by Joel Beasley | Modern CTO
61 min listen
183: Managing Software Teams - Ryan Cheley: Ryan Cheley joins me today to talk about some challenges of managing software teams, and how to handle them. We end up talking about a lot of skills that are excellent for software engineers as well as managers. by Test and Code
47 min listen
Software Engineering at Google with Titus Winters: Thanks to the amazing books, blogs, videos, quickstarts, frameworks, and other software-related resources, getting started as a software engineer is easier than ever. Although you can get started in a day, by Cloud Engineering Archives - Software Engineering Daily
52 min listen
Tech Governance with Rushikesh Mandhane by Break Point
29 min listen
Making the Leap from Engineering to Cybersecurity Leadership: In this episode of The New CISO Podcast, the host, Steve, and guest David Rule of HarbourVest, discuss the skills he learned to transition from engineering to executive management, the evolution of leadership styles,... by The New CISO
44 min listen
The Disciplined Pursuit of Less: Using AI and Design to Maximize Customer Impact w/ Dheeraj Pandey #169: In today’s episode, we’re resharing Dheeraj Pandey’s popular session from ELC Annual 2023 on the disciplined pursuit of less! As the Co-Founder, CEO & Chairman of DevRev.ai, he shares how AI tools can maximize customer impact & reduce information asymmetry between various teams, including eng, customer support, product, sales, etc., ultimately creating a more customer-centric mindset. He reveals how to leverage AI to tackle “verbs,” such as classifying, routing, attributing, summarizing and more, further streamlining productivity and empowering your org to focus on customer needs. by The Engineering Leadership Podcast
38 min listen
19. Storytelling for Engineers with Jennifer Herron: Geeks, nerds and engineers spend much of their time sitting in front of a computer working on technical projects that most people around them need but don’t understand. The challenge for many engineers is to communicate their ideas, products and... by Storytelling That Sticks for Business and Life
31 min listen
Modular software architecture: with Ahmad Nassri, CTO at npm by JS Party: JavaScript, CSS, Web Development
55 min listen
Jadee Hanson: Balancing CISO, CIO, and Product Leadership by Cloud Ace
51 min listen
Student Q&A: Dealing with Architecture in Agile w/ Devin Hedge: This week Devin Hedge joins Dave Prior for another student question. This time about architecture and if the complexity of it would be better served by a waterfall approach: The Question: "How to plan for the Architecture effectively. With waterfall, w... by LeadingAgile SoundNotes: an Agile Podcast
23 min listen
Developer Productivity Engineering: Its' more than buying faster hardware with Trisha Gee: Do you measure build times? On your shared CI as well as local builds on the developers workstations? Do you measure how much time devs spend in debugging code or trying to understand why tests or builds are all of a sudden failing? Are you treating... by PurePerformance
44 min listen
Dale Dupree on The Dreaded Phone: As social networking online continues to evolve, less and less salespeople are comfortable picking up the phone and calling decision makers. Some may even think that cold calling doesn’t work. We sat down with Dale Dupree, a.k.a. the Copier Warrior and general manager of Zeno Office Solutions, to learn how to become more effective when using this amazing tool, and tactics for supporting your efforts. by The B2B Revenue Executive Experience
41 min listen
How to Create Software Development Excellence: #digitaltransformation #softwaredeveloper Modern software development and engineering excellence requires more than just technical skills. True excellence is built on a foundation of values, principles, and processes that all support the... by CXOTalk
19 min listen
Want better DevOps? It comes down to people and leadership: DevOps is a boon to software development and delivery, but companies sometimes struggle to get DevOps right. Most often, it's a people, rather than a tooling issue. Successful DevOps takes the right people and leadership, and a view from a product,... by On Cloud
23 min listen
The Privacy Advisor Podcast: Privacy engineering and design with Nishant Bhajaria: Concepts like “privacy engineering” and “privacy by design” have been in the privacy lexicon for several years, but do we all know or agree about what they mean? What is a privacy engineer? Sure, when we discuss privacy by design, we’re... by The Privacy Advisor Podcast
50 min listen
MLOps meetup #12 // Why Data Scientists Should Know Data Engineering with Dan Sullivan by MLOps.community
60 min listen
How to Govern No-Code Process Automation: Guest - Gerard Newman - FlowForma by Digital Transformation Podcast
22 min listen
Improve Your At-Home Sound Quality by The Kennedy-Mighell Report
47 min listen
Engineering Management Lessons, Things You Need to Know, Dana Sherrell, VP Engineering: In this video, Dana Sherrell, VP of Engineering at Boulevard, shares some of her most important lessons about engineering management. This video is a must-watch if you're thinking about becoming an engineering manager or are already in a leadership rol... by Managers Club, Interviews and Resources for Engineering Managers
29 min listen
EP 174- The future of low-code DevOp by Industrial IoT Spotlight
53 min listen

Discover this podcast and so much more

Hiring Technical Leaders for Non-Technical People

Hiring Technical Leaders for Non-Technical People

Description

Titles in the series (100)

More Episodes from Private Equity Funcast

Related podcast episodes