FROM CASH CLARITY TO COGNITIVE AI: OCTOBER HIGHLIGHTS

FROM THE GROWTH CAPITAL PODCAST

October on the Growth Capital Podcast delivered four deeply practical conversations—from building weekly cash discipline to rethinking AI beyond today’s LLMs. Whether you’re steering a founder-led service business or iterating toward product-market fit, these episodes are stacked with field-tested playbooks and mindset shifts you can use right now.

Episode 47: Cash Flow Planning: Turning Uncertainty into Control with Salvatore Tirabassi 

If you’re waking up at 2 a.m., wondering whether you actually have the cash to do what’s next, this one’s for you. Sal shares how his team installs a weekly cash model and a PE-grade, driver-based forecast first—then wraps in clean accounting, KPI dashboards, and variance reviews so leadership can steer in real time.

Why it matters: Weekly visibility + a living forecast turns anxiety into action. Fractional vs. interim isn’t semantics—pick the model that matches your inflection point. And yes, practical AI + workflow glue is already saving real hours without compromising control.

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Episode 48: How Real Customer Conversations Drive Smarter Decisions with Gaurav Gupta

Squanto began as a map for tipping street performers and evolved—via relentless interviews—into a gig marketplace that helps organizers discover and book talent fast. The unlocks: AI-powered scoring for trust and selection, narrowing the ICP to promoters who adopt quickly, and a phased, fair monetization plan.

Why it matters: Let customers rewrite your roadmap. In two-sided markets, decision support beats directories. If AI doesn’t compress time to outcome, rethink the use case.

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Episode 49: The Three Waves of AI: Where We Are and What Comes Next with Peter Voss

Peter argues we’ve hit diminishing returns on “scale it all” AI. The future: cognitive systems that learn incrementally, reason with context, and adapt like people—delivering durable competence, not just dazzling demos.

Why it matters: Today’s tools shine with a human in the loop (research, summarization, editorial). Start extracting real value now while preparing your org for learning systems that act more like teammates than autocomplete.

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Episode 50: The Human Side of Private Equity: Building Businesses That Last with Rob Regan

Rob’s lower-middle-market lens favors “people, tools, and trucks” service companies. Deal flow is healthy, but discipline is healthier; the majority, founder-friendly partnerships with early focus on “right people, right seats” before lighting up growth. AI is both a practical tool and a diligence lens: will it erode a moat—or widen it?

Why it matters: Capital is common; alignment is rare. Educate, align, and protect the soul of the business while adding leadership bandwidth and smart expansion.

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