Minds Capital Podcast
By Will Smith & Niklas James
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Episodes: 64
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Your connection to the growing world of independent sponsors and deal-by-deal private equity.
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Steak & Sizzle with a Side of Fundless
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May 20, 2026 |
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50% Carry on 50x MOIC
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May 13, 2026 |
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Winning Big by Doing Minority Recaps
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May 06, 2026 |
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Acquiring Infrastructure for PortCos
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Apr 29, 2026 |
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$10m EBITDA After COVID Killed The Business
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Apr 22, 2026 |
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One Man's Trash: 5x MOIC on a 14-Deal Waste Roll-Up
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Apr 15, 2026 |
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$100m Acquisition as First Deal
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Apr 08, 2026 |
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Almost 40% IRR across 55 Platforms
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Apr 01, 2026 |
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"We're Not Operators": Bridging Capital & Management
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Mar 25, 2026 |
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7x Organic EBITDA Growth After Liberating Employees
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Mar 18, 2026 |
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The Applied AI Engineer: A New PE Weapon
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Mar 11, 2026 |
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Acquiring $10m of EBITDA as Industry Operators
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Mar 04, 2026 |
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“I Sold My Business to an Independent Sponsor”
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Feb 25, 2026 |
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11x MOIC by Scaling Revenue from $15m to $100m
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Feb 18, 2026 |
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Behind the Scenes: Launching 2nd Equity Fund for Independent Sponsors
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Feb 11, 2026 |
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A Family Office's View From 27 Platforms
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Feb 04, 2026 |
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A 9-Deal Rollup Without Losing 1 Customer
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Jan 28, 2026 |
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Family Offices + Independent Sponsors = Strong Match
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Jan 21, 2026 |
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The 16-Year Path to a $175m Revenue Portfolio
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Jan 14, 2026 |
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Axial’s Lessons From 10,000 Lower-Middle Market Deals
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Jan 07, 2026 |
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Working Under an Independent Sponsor Who Suddenly Passed Away
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Dec 31, 2025 |
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Skipping $2m EBITDA Deals ("The Messy Middle")
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Dec 17, 2025 |
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Financing Add-Ons Without New Equity
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Dec 10, 2025 |
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“Partner Equity, Not Private Equity”
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Dec 03, 2025 |
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$233m For and By Independent Sponsors
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Nov 26, 2025 |
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33 PortCos in 6 Years
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Nov 19, 2025 |
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Platform + Key Competitor = Multiple Expansion
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Nov 12, 2025 |
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Buy Small ($1m EBITDA at 4x), Keep Winning
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Nov 05, 2025 |
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$100m Fund? No, Thanks!
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Oct 29, 2025 |
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8 Years, 8 Portcos Since Starting as a Searcher
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Oct 22, 2025 |
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On the ground at the McGuireWoods Conference
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Oct 15, 2025 |
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Aggregating SMBs Inside a Public Company
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Oct 08, 2025 |
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4 of 4 Exits Above 10x MOIC
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Oct 01, 2025 |
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The Journey to 7 Platforms
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Sep 24, 2025 |
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From Public Company CEO to Independent Sponsor
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Sep 17, 2025 |
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To Exit or Not to Exit: 2x MOIC in 2 Years
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Sep 03, 2025 |
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The 3-5-7x MOIC Underwriting Framework
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Aug 27, 2025 |
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A Portfolio Marked Up at 10x MOIC
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Aug 20, 2025 |
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Combining 2 Platforms to Reach $20m EBITDA
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Aug 13, 2025 |
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Behind The Scenes at Minds Capital: Building an Equity Fund for Independent Sponsors
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Aug 06, 2025 |
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24 Add-Ons in 24 Months
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Jul 30, 2025 |
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20x MOIC After Decade-Long Hold
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Jul 23, 2025 |
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Carving Out an 8x MOIC in 3 Years
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Jul 16, 2025 |
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Quadruple EBITDA in 3.5 Years, Then Exit at 14x
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Jul 09, 2025 |
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Pushed Out by Anchor Investor
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Jul 02, 2025 |
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Buying 9-Figure Deals
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Jun 25, 2025 |
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Nick Huber: From 400k Followers to $52m Deal
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Jun 18, 2025 |
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$16m Buyout to $55m Exit in 18 Months
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Jun 11, 2025 |
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Solo Sponsor: 5 Deals & 2 Exits
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Jun 04, 2025 |
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Expand Multiple by Zone-Skipping EBITDA
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May 28, 2025 |
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The State of SaaS in 2025
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May 21, 2025 |
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Borgman: 500 LPs Across 10 Platforms
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May 14, 2025 |
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From Minority Stake to Double EBITDA in 2 Years
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May 07, 2025 |
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Why Committed LPs Beat Committed Capital
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Apr 30, 2025 |
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Engineering 40% Carry
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Apr 23, 2025 |
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$100m Deployed in 2+ Years — Thanks to Industry Focus
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Apr 16, 2025 |
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"I Care More About Moats Than Multiples"
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Apr 09, 2025 |
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Buying at <5x by Mastering Deal Flow
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Apr 02, 2025 |
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From UEFA Champions League to Deal-By-Deal PE
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Mar 26, 2025 |
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How to Build an Investor Database of 4,000 HNWIs
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Mar 19, 2025 |
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How to Build an Indy Sponsor Team Before Chasing Deals
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Mar 12, 2025 |
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From Searcher to Independent Sponsor to $225m Fund
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Mar 05, 2025 |
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Buying an 800-Unit Hair Salon during Covid
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Feb 26, 2025 |
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20x a $10m investment in 2.5 years
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Feb 17, 2025 |