private equity
also referred to as: pe
2 statements across 2 episodes · 0 bullish · 2 bearish · 2 people on the record · first statement Nov 9, 2025 by Todd Graves · across every show →
Everything said about private equity, oldest first
Nov 9, 2025 negative
Graves: Private Equity Ruins Fast Food by Cutting Wages and Quality
“When you lose that founder personal, that this is their baby, you start making the wrong decisions right now. You really do. And so, so profit equity, they have their shareholders and they have to make a certain amount of money. They're not getting the returns…”
Feb 15, 2026 negative
Fried: 37signals Explicitly Refuses to IPO, Raise VC, or Sell to PE
“We can go IPO. I don't want to. We could raise money. I don't want to. We could raise more money. I don't want to. We could sell to PE. I don't want to. Like we could quit. I don't want to. Like these are all options that we have and keep going for as long as …”