Operational Velocity

By Gautam Basu

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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). 


Episode Date
Ep 21: Bergman & Beving: Grandfather of Nordic Serial Acquirers
Oct 27, 2026
Ep 20. Brad Jacobs: XPO, Logistics Roll-Up, Build It, Run It, Break It Up
Oct 20, 2026
Ep 19. Couche-Tard & Circle K: 9,000 Chains of One
Oct 13, 2026
Ep 18. Eli Goldratt: The Goal, Theory of Constraints, OPT, Drum-Buffer-Rope
Oct 06, 2026
Ep 17. Lifco: Swedish Serial Acquirer, 275 Companies, 129%
Sep 29, 2026
Ep 16. Nucor: The Operating Standard that Never Moved
Sep 22, 2026
Ep 15. Aravind Eye Care: Two Tables, One Surgeon, 8x Throughput
Sep 15, 2026
Ep 14: The Wrench in the Machine: Technology as Operational Leverage
Sep 08, 2026
Ep 13. Tim Cook's 15x Velocity Machine at Apple
Sep 01, 2026
Ep 12. Kit Lisle Interview: Insights from Private Equity Operators, TheOperators.pe
Aug 25, 2026
Ep 11. John Little: The Man who Proved Time is Money, Little's Law
Aug 18, 2026
Ep 10. W. Edwards Deming - The Prophet of Quality who Rebuilt Japan
Aug 11, 2026
Ep 9. Nick Howley: The Price of the Part, Transdigm
Aug 04, 2026
Ep 8. Elon Musk: An Operator's Algorithm, Tesla, SpaceX
Jul 28, 2026
Ep 7. Mark Leonard: Quiet Compounder, Constellation Software
Jul 21, 2026
Ep 6. Four Industries, Four Operating Systems, One Discipline.
Jul 13, 2026
Ep 5. Rales Brothers: The Kaizen Acquirers, Danaher Business System
Jul 07, 2026
Ep 4. Rachel Lawler Interview: Aperture Growth: Commercial Operating Systems
Jul 01, 2026
Ep 3. Tom Gores: Carveout King, Platinum Equity, M&A&O
Jun 24, 2026
Ep 2. Operational Alpha: Private Equity's Main Lever
Jun 17, 2026
Ep 1. Introduction to Operational Velocity
Jun 10, 2026