Ken Lempit

ProPEllant

Business EN ↓ 4 episodes

ProPEllant is a podcast for private equity and growth equity operating partners and the founders and CEOs whose firms they invest in. We talk about external impacts on tech companies, what makes for a good relationship between investors and their portfolio companies, what PE and growth equity firms look for in leadership teams and much more.

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Ken Lempit

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Ep. 4 - How PE Firms Can Build SaaS Exit Value Earlier 01.07.2026 28:03

Guest: Tony Rock, Founder of Lever 6 Capital In this episode, we explore why creating exit value starts years before a company ever goes to market—and what private equity operating partners can do today to maximize future outcomes. Building enterprise value isn't just about growing revenue or hitting EBITDA targets. Tony Rock, Founder of Lever 6 Capital , joins us to discuss the operational,...

Ep. 3 - Why Vertical SaaS Is Becoming the System of Action 12.06.2026 24:52

Guest: Chris Fountain, Operating Partner at Frontier Growth & AQL Growth In this episode, we explore why vertical SaaS companies are evolving from systems of record into AI-enabled systems of action. Christopher Fountain, operating partner at Frontier Growth and AQL Growth, joins ProPEllant to unpack what makes vertical SaaS such an attractive category for growth equity investors. We discuss w...

Ep. 2 - The AI Squeeze PE Firms Should Run on Every SaaS Portfolio Company 01.05.2026 31:14

Guest: Amit Pande, AI GTM & Product Advisor -- AI is putting pressure on SaaS companies from both below and above, and PE firms need a sharper way to assess which portfolio companies still have durable value. In this episode of ProPEllant, we talk with Amit Pande about how private equity and growth equity operating partners should stress test SaaS companies in the AI era. Amit argues that...

Ep. 1 - How AI Is Reshaping SaaS Pricing 27.03.2026 22:34

Guest: Pat Meegan, Senior Partner & Pricing Practice Leader at Investor Group Services -- AI is changing SaaS pricing by forcing companies to rethink how they capture value, protect margin, and package new capabilities. In the first episode of ProPEllant, Ken Lempit talks with Pat Meegan, Senior Partner and Pricing Practice Leader at Investor Group Services , about how AI is changing the e...