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Data Dreams vs. Reality: The False Promise of the Data-Driven Organization

Data-driven transformation is on every executive agenda. Businesses across industries recognize that activating their data is critical to improving decision-making, enabling AI, and staying competitive. The idea is simple: collect the right data, make it accessible, and use it strategically. Easy right? Turns out, not really.

Transforming Businesses from Slow Growth to High Growth: A Process-Based Approach

Slade Kobran is Chief Outsiders’ Managing Partner focused exclusively on the Private Equity sector. Based in the Greater NYC area, he works closely with Private Equity Operating Partners and other value creators to quickly identify and engage the Chief Outsiders resources best suited to meet the needs of investors and portfolio company management alike.

Technical Debt & Transformation: How to properly assess in Manufacturing

Marc Jourlait is Chairman of the Riverside portfolio company SCRAM Systems, resulting from the merger of two companies: LMG Holdings, Inc. and Alcohol Monitoring Systems, Inc., better known as LifeSafer and SCRAM Systems. He is an Operating Partner at Riverside Private Equity.

Top 3 Data-Driven Wins for PE Portfolio Companies

What Every Operating Partner Should Be Prioritizing to Drive Value and Accelerate Growth, we share the top 3 data-driven wins for PE portfolio companies. For Operating Partners in Private Equity, the blueprint for driving enterprise value is evolving—and fast. Traditional levers like cost-cutting, headcount rationalization, or go-to-market refinement still matter. But...