Episode 117

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6th Jun 2024

Ep. 117 Elevating Private Equity with Dan Cremons, Founder at Accelera Partners

Who should listen? Founders, Operators, and PE Firms. 

Topics:

  • The Importance of Human Capital
  • Benefits of Difficult Conversations
  • Understanding Founder's Goals 

...and so much more.

Top Takeaways

  • Human capital management and value creation go hand in hand. In private equity, understanding the significance of human capital is just the beginning. The ability to turn that awareness into action will set your PE firm apart. Investing in human capital helps navigate diverse teams, driving innovation and value while preparing your team for portfolio companies.
  • Navigating difficult conversations builds trust. Why do private equity firms often avoid tough discussions before finalizing deals? The fear of losing the deal is a significant factor. However, coaching clients to engage with management and address critical issues before closing is crucial. Skillfully navigating these conversations not only reduces risks but also strengthens client relationships.


  • Assisting founders in exploring their goals will strengthen your relationship. As a PE partner, you need to work closely with founders, helping them visualize their skills, passions, and purpose. By doing this, you can guide them in understanding their career better. This approach helps discover what motivates and energizes founders while building strong, meaningful relationships with them.

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About the Podcast

Investors & Operators
A Podcast by 51 Labs
The M&A market can be boring, but everyone has a story. The Investors & Operators podcast is about discovering the stories people were holding back, didn’t know how to tell, or forgot about. The goal is simple: fresh, authentic storytelling to bring people together in the M&A community.

With over 1M organic views and counting on LinkedIn, 51 Labs is disrupting the M&A market through the use of videography and content creation. In a market that longs for authenticity, 51 Labs helps strengthen your brand and tell your story. From concept to distribution, we strategize and produce thoughtful content to be used across a multitude of channels, to help you stand out in an otherwise traditionally boring market.

New episodes every other Thursday at 6:00am Eastern.

About your host

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Jordan Selleck

Founder. Recovering Investment Banker. 3x Entrepreneur. Philz Coffee Enthusiast.

Jordan Selleck is a recovering investment banker turned 3x entrepreneur. While teaching English in China, Jordan met an investment banker in a bar and before he knew it he’d spent six years in cross-border investment banking advising global corporates and private equity firms on M&A deals up to $250 million.

As much as Jordan loved investment banking, he always knew he was meant to do something more. In 2016, Jordan founded Debtmaven, a deal management platform for debt financing in the lower middle market. It was while he was marketing Debtmaven on LinkedIn that Jordan found his true passion: building meaningful relationships in the lower middle market.

Seeing over 50% of Debtmaven’s $450million+ in deals come from LinkedIn, he realized he’d found an untapped market and began his journey with LinkedIn consulting. Dozens of clients and a handful of extraordinarily talented employees later, 51 Labs is a thriving marketing agency for the lower middle market that produces captivating content and generates organic traffic across LinkedIn.

Jordan was born in San Diego, grew up in North Carolina and attended UNC-Chapel Hill. He has traveled to 32 countries, lived in China for 18 months, trains Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, is a fourth-generation private pilot, SCUBA dives, speaks Mandarin Chinese, and is a husband and father of 2.