Host Danielle Kerner, Director of Business Operations at Acumatica, speaks with Chad Martin, Operating Managing Director of Vista Equity Partners, about Vista's acquisition of Acumatica and what it means for the company's future growth. Chad shares how Vista's operational expertise, AI focus, and value creation model are helping Acumatica scale, and what the company's cloud-native advantage means for mid-market businesses today.

Timestamps:

02:20 - How Vista works with portfolio companies

03:45 - Why Vista acquired Acumatica

07:46 - What makes a successful software business

08:33 - AI's impact on enterprise software

10:32 - Vista's Agentic Factory

17:11 - Growth opportunities post-acquisition

18:21 - Vista's value creation plan

22:44 - The power of peer learning across the portfolio

25:37 - How ERP supports companies as they scale

27:20 - The future of ERP

28:56 - Lightning round

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