ABOUT THIS PODCAST 🔗
ProPEllant is a podcast for private equity and growth equity operating partners and the founders and CEOs whose firms they invest in. We talk about external impacts on tech companies, what makes for a good relationship between investors and their portfolio companies, what PE and growth equity firms look for in leadership teams and much more.
Hosts:
Update frequency:
every 38 days
Average audio length:
24 minutes
Guest interviews
English
United States
5 episodes
since March 27, 2026
episodic
LATEST EPISODE 🔗
Guest: Michael Kalman, CEO of Propel Partners Advisory
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Not every struggling SaaS portfolio company is a lost cause. Some have solid products, customers, and capable teams, but their go-to-market strategy is holding them back.
For private equity and growth equity investors facing tighter capi…
PREVIOUS EPISODES 🔗
Guest: Tony Rock, Founder of Lever 6 Capital
In this episode, we explore why creating exit value starts years before a company ever goes to market—and what private equity operating partners can do today to maximize future outcomes.
Building enterprise value isn't just about growing revenue or …
Guest: Chris Fountain, Operating Partner at Frontier Growth & AQL Growth
In this episode, we explore why vertical SaaS companies are evolving from systems of record into AI-enabled systems of action.
Christopher Fountain, operating partner at Frontier Growth and AQL Growth, joins ProPEllant to …
Guest: Amit Pande, AI GTM & Product Advisor
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AI is putting pressure on SaaS companies from both below and above, and PE firms need a sharper way to assess which portfolio companies still have durable value.
In this episode of ProPEllant, we talk with Amit Pande about how private equity an…
Guest: Pat Meegan, Senior Partner & Pricing Practice Leader at Investor Group Services
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AI is changing SaaS pricing by forcing companies to rethink how they capture value, protect margin, and package new capabilities.
In the first episode of ProPEllant, Ken Lempit talks with Pat Meegan, S…
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