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Operational Velocity is a podcast about the operating system that converts inputs into cash, decisions into margin, and operational discipline into returns that compound over time. This series is built around one key thesis: the way a business operates determines what it returns. The show works through four main lenses: 1) value creation through operations, 2) operations-first leaders, 3) technology as operational leverage, and 4) operating systems. Each lens is a different way of seeing the same truth; every financial metric you care about has an operational driver sitting upstream of it. In essence, EBITDA margin, free cash flow, and return on capital employed are all operational outcomes. This series is hosted by Gautam Basu (PhD, MBA).
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Ep 21: Bergman & Beving: Grandfather of Nordic Serial Acquirers
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Oct 27, 2026 |
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Ep 20. Brad Jacobs: XPO, Logistics Roll-Up, Build It, Run It, Break It Up
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Oct 20, 2026 |
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Ep 19. Couche-Tard & Circle K: 9,000 Chains of One
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Oct 13, 2026 |
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Ep 18. Eli Goldratt: The Goal, Theory of Constraints, OPT, Drum-Buffer-Rope
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Oct 06, 2026 |
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Ep 17. Lifco: Swedish Serial Acquirer, 275 Companies, 129%
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Sep 29, 2026 |
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Ep 16. Nucor: The Operating Standard that Never Moved
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Sep 22, 2026 |
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Ep 15. Aravind Eye Care: Two Tables, One Surgeon, 8x Throughput
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Sep 15, 2026 |
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Ep 14: The Wrench in the Machine: Technology as Operational Leverage
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Sep 08, 2026 |
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Ep 13. Tim Cook's 15x Velocity Machine at Apple
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Sep 01, 2026 |
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Ep 12. Kit Lisle Interview: Insights from Private Equity Operators, TheOperators.pe
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Aug 25, 2026 |
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Ep 11. John Little: The Man who Proved Time is Money, Little's Law
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Aug 18, 2026 |
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Ep 10. W. Edwards Deming - The Prophet of Quality who Rebuilt Japan
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Aug 11, 2026 |
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Ep 9. Nick Howley: The Price of the Part, Transdigm
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Aug 04, 2026 |
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Ep 8. Elon Musk: An Operator's Algorithm, Tesla, SpaceX
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Jul 28, 2026 |
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Ep 7. Mark Leonard: Quiet Compounder, Constellation Software
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Jul 21, 2026 |
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Ep 6. Four Industries, Four Operating Systems, One Discipline.
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Jul 13, 2026 |
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Ep 5. Rales Brothers: The Kaizen Acquirers, Danaher Business System
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Jul 07, 2026 |
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Ep 4. Rachel Lawler Interview: Aperture Growth: Commercial Operating Systems
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Jul 01, 2026 |
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Ep 3. Tom Gores: Carveout King, Platinum Equity, M&A&O
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Jun 24, 2026 |
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Ep 2. Operational Alpha: Private Equity's Main Lever
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Jun 17, 2026 |
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Ep 1. Introduction to Operational Velocity
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Jun 10, 2026 |