On this episode: Conor and Alex speak with Fred Kauber, an analyst at the software and consumer-focused growth equity firm Stripes. We discuss the defining characteristics of growth equity compared to early-stage venture investments, Stripes’ investment thesis, and the importance of leveraging the firm’s network and operational expertise to help portfolio companies tackle their toughest challenges. Fred also provides some background on how he broke into the growth equity space and what his day to day job entails as a growth equity analyst.