Our guest today Keith Gillard, CEO of Upperstage.capital, Board Chair of the Foresight Cleantech Accelerator, and Director of Talius. His 20+ years of experience in Venture capital and now in Private Equity makes him the right choice for the podcast. Listen to the experienced mind.

Connect: https://www.linkedin.com/in/keithgillard/

Notes:

00:00 - Introduction

01:00- Chapter 4

05:38 - Guest Intro

07:05 - The Glory of the Journey.

07:46 - Inspiration behind the works.

09:08 - Handling burnouts

10:41 - Handling personal life.

12: 11 - Positives and negatives of Private Equity Vs VC

17:41 - Stages of Private Equity Investments

21:53 - Factors to consider - Debt/Equity partners

23:26 - How flips can look like - From Talius

25:26 - Controversial question

27:35 - Exit Strategy - PEF

30:04 - Aftermath of LBO Strategy (CEOs and Investors)

32:04 - Hardest part of handling a private equity firm

34:34 - The Emotional Investment story

39:04 - Advice to Private Equity Professionals

41:20 - Advice to Startups seeking Private Equity Firms

43:38 - Passion vs Failure