Time for a conversation with one of the greats.As Professor of Finance and Economics at Columbia, former senior banker at both Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs, and currently Senior Advisor at Evercore Partners, Jonathan Knee’s thinking is held in high regard across the business world. His recent book, ‘The Platform Delusion’, dismantles the long-h…

The advances in technology on the clinical side of healthcare were shown convincingly in the speed of our response to Covid and in the new discoveries and improvements we continue to see.Covid may have also had a part to play on the administrative side - breaking down old habits and prompting the green shoots of innovation - but there is still a lo…

After a year when the sudden leap forward of Gen AI and LLMs took almost everyone by surprise, it’s a good time to ignore the hype, take a step back and look at what we have.Guido Appenzeller is a special advisor to a16z, a former CTO at Intel and VM Ware and a leading voice in the current wave of software and technology.In part two of our conversa…

After a year when the sudden leap forward of Gen AI and LLMs took almost everyone by surprise, it’s a good time to ignore the hype, take a step back and look at what we have.Guido Appenzeller is a special advisor to a16z, a former CTO at Intel and VM Ware and a leading voice in the current wave of software and technology.In part one of our conversa…

Always at the forefront of scientific progress, the world of healthcare continues to advance as technology and software are drawn in and adopted. But its uptake is uneven at best with some doctors having to cycle across cities with floppy discs in their bag while others experiment with artificial intelligence. With tightening budgets, the efficienc…

The world of reinsurance may seem obscure to most of us, but it is an elemental ingredient vital in keeping the wheels of business turning. Insuring the insurers; managing the risk of those who manage ours and allowing them to react to the world with more agility. This is ever more important as covid has given way to increasingly frequent catastrop…

“From this absolute belief that we could democratise an industry, to the belief that we can also help to democratise the society we live in.”A co-founder of Salesforce Europe, Dr. David Dempsey has been a standard bearer for sustainable business for many years. Taking a moment at our recent ESG Forum, David talks to Hg’s CSO, Caroline Löfgren, abou…

As CEO of dbt Labs, Tristan Handy finds himself at the centre of the "modern data stack" of many leading businesses. But what defines the modern approach to data, what came before and where is it likely to go next? Tristan speaks to Hg's own data expert, Tim Harrison. The past saw big data projects fail under their own weight: taking so much resour…

A catch-all term sweeping the tech world, 'Artificial Intelligence' couldn't be more exciting, daunting and, inevitably... vague. Thankfully Hg's Head of Data & Analytics, Amr Ellabban, learned his trade alongside Nebula.io Co-Founder and the host of the SuperDataScience podcast, Jon Krohn.From AlexNet's deep machine learning, to the human bias aga…

Hg sees the continued growth of software and technology as still just the early stages of a multi-decade trend. Combining ever-increasing performance, productivity and automation, this industry will make our work lives richer and more fulfilling for years to come.Nic Humphries, Senior Partner, and Matthew Brockman, Managing Partner discuss how the …

A born problem-solver, a career spent around the trading desks of large banks meant that Philip Morgan’s efforts were often hampered by the status quo. Now, as CEO of Pirum, he has the freedom to address the inefficiencies of the industry from the outside in.From the days of wandering the City of London with a folder full of contracts; to the lesso…

In the second of our conversations between Hg's Managing Partner, Matthew Brockman, and our Head of Research, David Toms, they once again dive into the state-of-the-market.With macro trends starting to bite, will the recent successes of B2B software and tech services show themselves to be cyclical or structural? How should investors in the industry…

Ever since the mortality tables of the seventeenth century, the world of insurance has been a very early adopter in using data to illuminate the world. And yet, in spite of that, it has taken its time to fully catch up with the vast and complex current methods of applying it to the industry.From inferring the presence of a swimming pool based on se…

The role of a software Chief Growth Officer encompasses a range of functions, from product marketing to pricing to sales. Getting these functions to work together can create a growth engine for your business. But how do you measure it? How do you optimize it? In a dynamic digital world, we can look at revenue growth right through from lead to reven…

Even the notoriously resistant world of insurance has felt the influence of technology, data and software. Most recently, it has thrown open the doors for smaller operators to carve out particular specialisms or niches from the large providers, allowing them to nimbly push things forward and succeed where scale players are slower to move.From the l…

How do you talk about value in an inflationary environment? A new challenge for many who work within the shifting boundaries of sales, marketing and pricing.Specifically for those selling software-as-a-service, there are myriad ways to determine the price of your product but which models come closest to matching the value delivered to your customer…

There can be no businesses left not having to address the challenges of climate change but the larger you are the broader and deeper your impact on the world. When faced with the complexity of a company of many parts, what do you do to clean your own house and that of your myriad supply chain.In this episode of the Orbit podcast, Hg’s Chief Sustain…

Today, nearly all businesses are using some form behavioral customer data to drive insight. There is a wide spectrum of sophistication emerging, from small businesses using basic website analytics to understand customer journeys, to SaaS businesses putting behavioral data in the heart of their product, processes and decision-making.In this episode …

"Tech is deflationary in an inflationary world…” in an Hg Orbit Podcast Special and the first of a quarterly conversation, Matthew Brockman (Managing Partner) and David Toms (Head of Tech Research) review trends observed across the tech sector during another eventful period in the world. They discuss a clear divergence of sentiment in tech markets,…

An incredibly reactive and evolutionary software, Slack is constantly learning from its users and challenging its creators’ view of how it is used. Changes between different types of customer layered over changes in the wider world means continual vigilance and a continually refreshed approach.This episode sees Cal Henderson, Co-Founder and CTO of …

Initially developed as a direct digitisation of the inter-departmental memo, email has been long embedded into our work lives. The emergence of a new generation of workplace communication tools aim to get closer to how human beings actually interact and the exceptional growth of these solutions brings a host of challenges for their creators.This ep…

Trackunit is quietly revolutionising and illuminating the construction industry. By bringing data and analysis to a world where high levels of uncertainty and unpredictability lead to low margins, operators can finally see where their inefficiencies lie and even increase safety levels.In this episode, Soeren Brogaard, CEO, talks to Hg’s Florian Wol…

Having founded Benelux-based web services group, team.blue (then Combell), at the age of 16, Jonas Dhaenens has stayed with his business through growth, outside investment, international expansion and industry consolidation.In this episode, Jonas talks to Hg’s Joris Van Gool about the development of his initial ideas, how local knowledge is key to …

Part 2 of our miniseries: 'The Future of SaaS' The benefits of the SaaS model is increasingly well recognised and is well placed to be the next move for the majority of B2B software. In this episode, Øystein Moan, Executive Chairman of Visma and an Industry Advisor to Hg, discusses the trend of the immediate future: automation. With over 80% of sof…

Part 1 of our miniseries: 'The Future of SaaS'The benefits of the SaaS model is increasingly well recognised, but the pain and challenges to successfully achieve a SaaS transition is now being felt by the millions of businesses who are still in the early stages of this journey. In this episode, Øystein Moan, Executive Chairman of Visma and an Indus…

The COVID-19 pandemic has been incredibly disruptive for people all across the world, but has really thrown the spotlight on pharma companies. We’ve seen drugs designed and developed in record times. We’ve seen more collaboration between scientists, pharma companies and regulators than ever before – collaboration that has seen sharing of science, a…

As a fast-growing business, with many business units newly added through M&A, Citation had huge cross-selling opportunities. But taking cross-selling from opportunistic to strategic took a whole host of measures to set up their teams for success. In this episode, Hg’s Chris Kindt speaks to Peter Sherlock, Group Commercial Director of The Citation G…

As software companies come together, often across geographical lines where different rules may apply, the spectre of cybersecurity issues often raises its head. Even if your own house is in order, how can defend yourself against problems that may be lying dormant in your new partner?With the possibility of undisclosed attacks in the past, data brea…

With the workplace currently containing at least five different generations of employees, each with their own priorities and expectations, how can businesses attract and hold on to the leaders of the future?Everyone has heard about The Great Resignation and how Gen Z is re-evaluating their life in light of the pandemic, the gig economy and increasi…

As the lines between our professional and personal lives increasingly blur, the desire to connect with something bigger than ourselves through our work is rising. Purpose needs to become part of the fabric of your company to attract and retain both employees and customers. In this episode, Bryan de Lottinville, Founder & Executive Chairperson, Bene…

Lauren Jenkins talks about her just-released EP, connecting with fans during living room concerts during quarantine, career curveballs, the business of music in Nashville, advice for aspiring musicians, her love of Springsteen and honesty in her storytelling. Watch a special video version of this podcast at TheTourPodcast.com.…

The last year in the United States has been a year unlike any other. As software businesses dealt with a changing landscape, the importance of purpose was brought sharply into focus by the pandemic and social justice movements.Andy Hovancik has navigated this period of change as President and CEO of leading US-based tax software company, Sovos. In …

Now an Enterprise Strategist at AWS, Phil Le-Brun's previous role saw him tackle transforming the technology landscape at the global fast food behemoth, McDonald's.Phil took some time to speak to Hg’s Head of Portfolio Technology, Jason Richards, and reveals that the experience of deploying 20,000 e-commerce restaurants in one year is as much about…

To be ‘born in the cloud’ is a status to be envied in the software sector. But what real advantages does it have, and are there any downsides? How difficult is it to create a competitive and disruptive business in the cloud today?Joris van der Gucht & Tim Vandecasteele are true software entrepreneurs, having co-founded Silverfin, a leading cloud pl…

The convergence of technology and data with traditional insurance activity, and the appetite from institutional investors in the non-correlated returns on offer from insurance, has created a range of innovative ‘risk-transfer’ products in recent years. Hg’s Andrew Land is joined by Charlie Langdale, Head of Financial Lines for Howden Group Holdings…

The last century has seen Scandinavia switch from a fishing and oil economy to become a major centre of innovation in tech and software. Is there something in the water?Merete Hverven is the CEO of Visma, one of Europe's foremost software companies and one of Hg's longest and most successful investments.She speaks to Nic Humphries, Senior Partner a…

The Subdued Radio Hour with host Robert Sarazin Blake. Featuring live recordings from The Subdued Stringband Jamboree. Playlist: We Go On and On by Alexis P Sutter, 2018 The Guide to the Outdoors by The Heligoats, 2013 Adios Sevilla by Rattletrap Ruckus, 2013 Green Rocky Road by Jim Page, 2013 I Keep Coming Back by Jim Page, 2013 The Singer & The A…

The Subdued Radio Hour with host Robert Sarazin Blake. This episode guest hosted by David Pender Lofgren. Featuring live recordings from The Subdued Stringband Jamboree. Playlist: Really Hard by Robert Sarazin Blake, 2017 Unknown by Bar Tabac, 2011 Lights Across The Water by The Sweet Lowdown, 2013 House Carpenter by John Reischman & The Jaybirds, …

The Subdued Radio Hour with host Robert Sarazin Blake. Featuring live recordings from The Subdued Stringband Jamboree. Playlist: Under Any Old Flag by Tamar Korn feat. Frog & Henry, 2019 Baby Please Don't Go by Cedric Watson, 2019 Dallas Does Debbie by Chris Acker and the Growing Boys, 2017 Palm Sunday by Gallowglass feat. Aaron Malcomb, 2015 Slow …

Episode 10 of The Subdued Radio Hour with host Robert Sarazin Blake. Featuring live recordings from The Subdued Stringband Jamboree. Playlist: Breakfast Blues by Baby Gramps, 2020 High Lonesome Traveler by Bruce Shaw, 2020 Light & Sound by Cumulus, 2020 Rebirthhday by Unkle Kunkel, 2020 When The World Stops Ending by Hot Damn Scandal, 2020 Reels by…

Episode 9 of The Subdued Radio Hour with host Robert Sarazin Blake. Featuring live recordings from The Subdued Stringband Jamboree. Originally aired on July 9th, 2020 Playlist: You're No Good by The Shadies, 2009 Mercy by Petunia & The Vipers, 2009 Stalin Wasn't Stallin' by Ben Hunter & Joe Seamons, 2017 Too Hot For Words by The Naked Hearts, 2009 …

Episode 8 of The Subdued Radio Hour with host Robert Sarazin Blake. Featuring live recordings from The Subdued Stringband Jamboree. Originally aired on June 9th, 2020 Playlist: Buttercup by Sweetheart by Of The Rodeo, 2006 15000 Miles & 30 Days by Andrew Bemis, 2006 Keep On The Sunny Side by Cliff Perry & Laurel Bliss, 2006 Beautiful Bouquet by Cli…

Episode 7 of The Subdued Radio Hour with host Robert Sarazin Blake. Featuring live recordings from The Subdued Stringband Jamboree. Originally aired on May 12th, 2020 Playlist: Talk To Me Of Mendocino by Jefferson Hamer, 2018 Didn't It Rain by Alexis P Suter, 2018 Winder Slide by The Tallboys, 2006 Kenny's Gone by John Reischman & John Miller, 2009…

Episode 6 of The Subdued Radio Hour with host Robert Sarazin Blake. Featuring live recordings from The Subdued Stringband Jamboree. Originally aired on April 14th, 2020 Playlist: Pin Cushion Man by Baby Gramps, 2015 Square Dance by The Shadies, 2018 Whiskey Broke My Fall by The Pine Hill Haints, 2007 Nobody's Sweetheart by The Gallus Brothers, 2007…

In the wake of the loss of great American songwriter John Prine, host Robert Sarazin Blake honors his hero with this tribute.By The BellPod Network

Episode 5 of The Subdued Radio Hour with host Robert Sarazin Blake. Featuring live recordings from The Subdued Stringband Jamboree Originally aired on March 10th, 2020 Playlist: Not Me, Us by Robert Sarazin Blake feat. Jefferson Hamer, The Mammals, and The Restless Age, 2020 Payette by The Sons of Rainier, 2019 Don't Cheat In Our Hometown by The Lo…

Episode 4 of The Subdued Radio Hour with host Robert Sarazin Blake. Featuring live recordings from The Subdued Stringband Jamboree Originally aired on Feb 11th, 2020 Playlist: Pastures of Plenty by Jefferson Hamer, 2009 In Your Dreams Home in the Sky by Jefferson Hamer, 2009 Mountain Laurel by Bertha Whiteside & The Combinations, 2017 The Bow Wow B…

Episode 3 of The Subdued Radio Hour with host Robert Sarazin Blake. Featuring live recordings from The Subdued Stringband Jamboree Originally aired on Jan 14th, 2020 Playlist: Have You Ever Felt That Way by The Crow Quill Night Owls, 2018 Sun Come Down From Heaven by Andru Bemis, 2006 Stoplight Kisses by The Cactus Blossoms, 2013 Some Roads Are In …

Episode 2 of The Subdued Radio Hour with host Robert Sarazin Blake. Featuring live recordings from The Subdued Stringband Jamboree Originally aired on Dec. 10th, 2019 Playlist: If I Had A Dollar by Hot Damn Scandal, 2013 City Window by Douglas Stranger, 2013 Meg Perry by The Reverie Machine, 2013 Easy by The Reverie Machine, 2013 Titanic by The Gou…

The inaugural episode of The Subdued Radio Hour with host Robert Sarazin Blake. Featuring live recordings from The Subdued Stringband Jamboree Originally aired on Nov. 12th, 2019 Playlist: Instrumental by The Blue Ribbon Healers, 2014 Night Owl by The Crow Quill Night Owls, 2016 Rawhide by The Bucklebusters, 2004 El Tecolito by Lone Piñon, 2016 Lit…