<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:psc="http://podlove.org/simple-chapters" xmlns:podcast="https://podcastindex.org/namespace/1.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[IP Fieldwork]]></title><description><![CDATA[IP Fieldwork is a podcast hosted by In Practise, an investment research platform for fundamental investors. This podcast is focused on the art of primary research. How can investors have better conversations with industry executives to learn more effectively? How can we check our biases? Ultimately, how can we build conviction and disprove our hypotheses through primary research? Disclaimer: This interviews are for informational purposes only and should not be relied upon as a basis for investment decisions.]]></description><link>https://inpractise.com</link><generator>Podcast for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 17:47:59 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://inpractise.com/feed/podcast/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><author><![CDATA[In Practise]]></author><copyright><![CDATA[All rights reserved 2026, IP1 Ltd]]></copyright><language><![CDATA[en]]></language><managingEditor><![CDATA[In Practise]]></managingEditor><webMaster><![CDATA[In Practise]]></webMaster><ttl>1440</ttl><category><![CDATA[Business]]></category><category><![CDATA[Investing]]></category><category><![CDATA[Entrepreneurship]]></category><itunes:author>In Practise</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>The art of primary research for fundamental investors</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>IP Fieldwork is a podcast hosted by In Practise, an investment research platform for fundamental investors. This podcast is focused on the art of primary research. How can investors have better conversations with industry executives to learn more effectively? How can we check our biases? Ultimately, how can we build conviction and disprove our hypotheses through primary research? Disclaimer: This interviews are for informational purposes only and should not be relied upon as a basis for investment decisions.</itunes:summary><itunes:type>episodic</itunes:type><itunes:owner><itunes:name>In Practise</itunes:name><itunes:email>ideas@inpractise.com</itunes:email></itunes:owner><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:category text="Business"><itunes:category text="Investing"/></itunes:category><itunes:image href="https://inpractise.com/static/images/podcast/ip-fieldwork-logo.png"/><item><title><![CDATA[Markel Group: Capital Allocation]]></title><link>https://inpractise.com/articles/tom-gayner-markel-capital-allocation</link><guid isPermaLink="false">0a8ad7b8-4828-43f2-844e-a43e45b58c80</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[In Practise]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 19:46:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://ip-media-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/aecd7bbb-e509-4756-ae79-a03ee4ba9ba4/0016%20-%20Markel.wav" length="899087670" type="audio/wav"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Visit <a href="https://inpractise.com/articles/tom-gayner-markel-capital-allocation">https://inpractise.com/articles/tom-gayner-markel-capital-allocation</a> for full transcripts, business analysis, audio, video and more.</p>
<h1 id="markel-group-capital-allocation">Markel Group: Capital Allocation</h1>
]]></content:encoded><itunes:author>In Practise</itunes:author><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:title>Markel Group: Capital Allocation</itunes:title></item><item><title><![CDATA[Danaher: Cytiva & Bioprocessing Moats]]></title><description><![CDATA[This podcast provides insight into our research process behind our recent published work on Danaher's Cytiva bioprocessing business. We explore:

How we approached studying bioprocessing 
Bioprocessing's moats and customer switching costs 
Why Cytiva has enjoyed ~80%+ market share for decades 
Details of hypotheses we built throughout the process
How we sourced executives to interview
How we structured our written research ]]></description><link>https://inpractise.com/articles/danaher-cytiva-and-bioprocessing-moats</link><guid isPermaLink="false">19381eee-88e0-442f-8d78-13fa14768ebd</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[In Practise]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 21 Dec 2024 18:30:14 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://ip-media-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/fbd2d560-0540-4c28-8777-e4bed2cfc9a7/0005%20-%20DHR_MSTR.mp3" length="82102376" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[This podcast provides insight into our research process behind our recent published work on Danaher's Cytiva bioprocessing business. We explore:

How we approached studying bioprocessing 
Bioprocessing's moats and customer switching costs 
Why Cytiva has enjoyed ~80%+ market share for decades 
Details of hypotheses we built throughout the process
How we sourced executives to interview
How we structured our written research ]]></content:encoded><itunes:author>In Practise</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>This podcast provides insight into our research process behind our recent published work on Danaher&apos;s Cytiva bioprocessing business. We explore:

How we approached studying bioprocessing 
Bioprocessing&apos;s moats and customer switching costs 
Why Cytiva has enjoyed ~80%+ market share for decades 
Details of hypotheses we built throughout the process
How we sourced executives to interview
How we structured our written research </itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>This podcast provides insight into our research process behind our recent published work on Danaher&apos;s Cytiva bioprocessing business. We explore:

How we approached studying bioprocessing 
Bioprocessing&apos;s moats and customer switching costs 
Why Cytiva has enjoyed ~80%+ market share for decades 
Details of hypotheses we built throughout the process
How we sourced executives to interview
How we structured our written research </itunes:summary><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:title>Danaher: Cytiva &amp; Bioprocessing Moats</itunes:title></item><item><title><![CDATA[AMZN Retail & IP Company Learning Journeys]]></title><description><![CDATA[In this podcast, we explore our new content format "IP Company Learning Journeys" which curates In Practise primary research. 

Each journey (accessible here) provides a framework through which to navigate and consume insights from our library on a given company. 

This episode focuses on how we curated our work on Amazon's retail business including:

How a unit flows through AMZN’s network from supplier, inbound, through the network to the customer 
Structural differences in AMZN fulfillment network design vs 3P carriers and how this impacts variable cost per shipment 
A seller’s perspective of the economics selling via FBA and FBM 
How to decouple the AMZN Retail P&L from consolidated numbers and estimate underlying retail FCF
Endemic and non-endemic advertising across Amazon and the long-run opportunity 
]]></description><link>https://inpractise.com/articles/amzn-retail-and-ip-company-learning-journeys</link><guid isPermaLink="false">2235c51d-b0e0-4e33-9ec0-3087648fb01d</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[In Practise]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jan 2024 19:01:26 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://ip-media-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/3578c361-e4f8-48d5-a273-76cdd36f9515/IP_PodcastMastering_colearning.mp3" length="22844534" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[In this podcast, we explore our new content format "IP Company Learning Journeys" which curates In Practise primary research. 

Each journey (accessible here) provides a framework through which to navigate and consume insights from our library on a given company. 

This episode focuses on how we curated our work on Amazon's retail business including:

How a unit flows through AMZN’s network from supplier, inbound, through the network to the customer 
Structural differences in AMZN fulfillment network design vs 3P carriers and how this impacts variable cost per shipment 
A seller’s perspective of the economics selling via FBA and FBM 
How to decouple the AMZN Retail P&L from consolidated numbers and estimate underlying retail FCF
Endemic and non-endemic advertising across Amazon and the long-run opportunity 
]]></content:encoded><itunes:author>In Practise</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>In this podcast, we explore our new content format &quot;IP Company Learning Journeys&quot; which curates In Practise primary research. 

Each journey (accessible here) provides a framework through which to navigate and consume insights from our library on a given company. 

This episode focuses on how we curated our work on Amazon&apos;s retail business including:

How a unit flows through AMZN’s network from supplier, inbound, through the network to the customer 
Structural differences in AMZN fulfillment network design vs 3P carriers and how this impacts variable cost per shipment 
A seller’s perspective of the economics selling via FBA and FBM 
How to decouple the AMZN Retail P&amp;L from consolidated numbers and estimate underlying retail FCF
Endemic and non-endemic advertising across Amazon and the long-run opportunity 
</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>In this podcast, we explore our new content format &quot;IP Company Learning Journeys&quot; which curates In Practise primary research. 

Each journey (accessible here) provides a framework through which to navigate and consume insights from our library on a given company. 

This episode focuses on how we curated our work on Amazon&apos;s retail business including:

How a unit flows through AMZN’s network from supplier, inbound, through the network to the customer 
Structural differences in AMZN fulfillment network design vs 3P carriers and how this impacts variable cost per shipment 
A seller’s perspective of the economics selling via FBA and FBM 
How to decouple the AMZN Retail P&amp;L from consolidated numbers and estimate underlying retail FCF
Endemic and non-endemic advertising across Amazon and the long-run opportunity 
</itunes:summary><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:title>AMZN Retail &amp; IP Company Learning Journeys</itunes:title></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bergman & Beving: The Capital Allocation Model]]></title><description><![CDATA[This interview with Magnus Söderlind, the Current CEO of Bergman & Beving, explores how and when the company deploys additional capital for M&A or capex into one of the group's divisions, challenges aligning incentives throughout the group, and how to scale a serial acquisition model. ]]></description><link>https://inpractise.com/articles/bergman-and-bevings-capital-allocation-model</link><guid isPermaLink="false">2572b1bb-8424-4414-beba-c6667368d956</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[In Practise]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 28 Feb 2025 17:14:08 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://ip-media-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/bdb2dbad-6bf5-4180-8cb8-fe36daa978b6/0011%20-%20Magnus%20So%CC%88derlind_MSTR.mp3" length="189224084" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[This interview with Magnus Söderlind, the Current CEO of Bergman & Beving, explores how and when the company deploys additional capital for M&A or capex into one of the group's divisions, challenges aligning incentives throughout the group, and how to scale a serial acquisition model. ]]></content:encoded><itunes:author>In Practise</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>This interview with Magnus Söderlind, the Current CEO of Bergman &amp; Beving, explores how and when the company deploys additional capital for M&amp;A or capex into one of the group&apos;s divisions, challenges aligning incentives throughout the group, and how to scale a serial acquisition model. </itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>This interview with Magnus Söderlind, the Current CEO of Bergman &amp; Beving, explores how and when the company deploys additional capital for M&amp;A or capex into one of the group&apos;s divisions, challenges aligning incentives throughout the group, and how to scale a serial acquisition model. </itunes:summary><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:title>Bergman &amp; Beving: The Capital Allocation Model</itunes:title></item><item><title><![CDATA[IP Podcast: Diploma PLC]]></title><description><![CDATA[In this episode we explore why we've been studying Diploma PLC, the UK-listed value-added distributor, for the last 12 months. DPLM has compounded EBITA at ~20% for over 20 years and has recently hired a new CEO that is accelerated growth. We discuss the following: 

DPLM's core business model and history under Bruce 
How Johnny is changing the org structure relative to other holdco serial acquirers 
Changes in the M&A strategy 
How we're approaching our research on DPLM for our Enterprise Tier]]></description><link>https://inpractise.com/articles/ip-podcast-diploma-plc</link><guid isPermaLink="false">36fec977-666c-4da0-99e4-ce657042cfed</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[In Practise]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 28 Jun 2023 16:14:34 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://ip-media-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/dbc4e0f4-a000-4292-a2c7-78ec8d604543/IP_PodcastMastering_diploma.mp3" length="12450084" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[In this episode we explore why we've been studying Diploma PLC, the UK-listed value-added distributor, for the last 12 months. DPLM has compounded EBITA at ~20% for over 20 years and has recently hired a new CEO that is accelerated growth. We discuss the following: 

DPLM's core business model and history under Bruce 
How Johnny is changing the org structure relative to other holdco serial acquirers 
Changes in the M&A strategy 
How we're approaching our research on DPLM for our Enterprise Tier]]></content:encoded><itunes:author>In Practise</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>In this episode we explore why we&apos;ve been studying Diploma PLC, the UK-listed value-added distributor, for the last 12 months. DPLM has compounded EBITA at ~20% for over 20 years and has recently hired a new CEO that is accelerated growth. We discuss the following: 

DPLM&apos;s core business model and history under Bruce 
How Johnny is changing the org structure relative to other holdco serial acquirers 
Changes in the M&amp;A strategy 
How we&apos;re approaching our research on DPLM for our Enterprise Tier</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>In this episode we explore why we&apos;ve been studying Diploma PLC, the UK-listed value-added distributor, for the last 12 months. DPLM has compounded EBITA at ~20% for over 20 years and has recently hired a new CEO that is accelerated growth. We discuss the following: 

DPLM&apos;s core business model and history under Bruce 
How Johnny is changing the org structure relative to other holdco serial acquirers 
Changes in the M&amp;A strategy 
How we&apos;re approaching our research on DPLM for our Enterprise Tier</itunes:summary><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:title>IP Podcast: Diploma PLC</itunes:title></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ashtead Investor Day 2024]]></title><description><![CDATA[In this episode, we discuss our recent visit to Atlanta for Ashtead's 2024 Capital Markets Day including:

Potential challenges as Ashtead scales to national accounts 
Why Ashtead may be more resilient than in prior cycles
Other major takeaways from the CMD ]]></description><link>https://inpractise.com/articles/ashtead-investor-day-2024</link><guid isPermaLink="false">3f922875-47b4-483b-b430-9f2e9b44672d</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[In Practise]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jul 2024 11:20:34 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://ip-media-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/2b63a667-bde4-4b38-a096-da7c547e500b/IP_PodcastMastering_ashtead.mp3" length="10361619" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[In this episode, we discuss our recent visit to Atlanta for Ashtead's 2024 Capital Markets Day including:

Potential challenges as Ashtead scales to national accounts 
Why Ashtead may be more resilient than in prior cycles
Other major takeaways from the CMD ]]></content:encoded><itunes:author>In Practise</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>In this episode, we discuss our recent visit to Atlanta for Ashtead&apos;s 2024 Capital Markets Day including:

Potential challenges as Ashtead scales to national accounts 
Why Ashtead may be more resilient than in prior cycles
Other major takeaways from the CMD </itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>In this episode, we discuss our recent visit to Atlanta for Ashtead&apos;s 2024 Capital Markets Day including:

Potential challenges as Ashtead scales to national accounts 
Why Ashtead may be more resilient than in prior cycles
Other major takeaways from the CMD </itunes:summary><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:title>Ashtead Investor Day 2024</itunes:title></item><item><title><![CDATA[Primary Research Methods: Vetting Executives]]></title><description><![CDATA[This episode explores how we vet the quality and competence of executives before we interview them. ]]></description><link>https://inpractise.com/articles/primary-research-methods-vetting-executives</link><guid isPermaLink="false">41417f5f-3004-47e6-8e59-6f56fdb2bebf</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[In Practise]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 24 Feb 2025 21:28:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://ip-media-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/2b124ebd-a97b-4854-ada0-f3473c129b9e/0010%20-%20Vetting%20Execs_MSTR.mp3" length="84923264" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[This episode explores how we vet the quality and competence of executives before we interview them. ]]></content:encoded><itunes:author>In Practise</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>This episode explores how we vet the quality and competence of executives before we interview them. </itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>This episode explores how we vet the quality and competence of executives before we interview them. </itunes:summary><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:title>Primary Research Methods: Vetting Executives</itunes:title></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bergman & Beving]]></title><description><![CDATA[In this audio-only analysis, we explore:
The complex history of B&B and what Lagercrantz's history can tell us about B&B
Luna Group and how to segment B&B as a group
B&B's M&A strategy under the new CEO
A valuation framework for B&B ]]></description><link>https://inpractise.com/articles/bergman-and-beving-history-and-thesis</link><guid isPermaLink="false">42ce543b-07f9-42ad-932b-176f69d0a775</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[In Practise]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 05 May 2023 14:58:22 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://ip-media-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/f27f3d37-95d2-4100-aacc-bb4e774f6a8d/IP_PodcastMastering_b&amp;b_newintro.mp3" length="18727624" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[In this audio-only analysis, we explore:
The complex history of B&B and what Lagercrantz's history can tell us about B&B
Luna Group and how to segment B&B as a group
B&B's M&A strategy under the new CEO
A valuation framework for B&B ]]></content:encoded><itunes:author>In Practise</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>In this audio-only analysis, we explore:
The complex history of B&amp;B and what Lagercrantz&apos;s history can tell us about B&amp;B
Luna Group and how to segment B&amp;B as a group
B&amp;B&apos;s M&amp;A strategy under the new CEO
A valuation framework for B&amp;B </itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>In this audio-only analysis, we explore:
The complex history of B&amp;B and what Lagercrantz&apos;s history can tell us about B&amp;B
Luna Group and how to segment B&amp;B as a group
B&amp;B&apos;s M&amp;A strategy under the new CEO
A valuation framework for B&amp;B </itunes:summary><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:title>Bergman &amp; Beving</itunes:title></item><item><title><![CDATA[Constellation Software: Altera Acquisition Analysis]]></title><description><![CDATA[We discuss the year-1 performance of Altera, CSI's largest acquisition to day, and share our learnings from 6+ hours of interviews with Former Altera / Allscripts executives and CSI M&A execs who worked on the deal. We explore:
Why Altera's customer churn could be higher than expected
Challenges meeting meaningful use regulations and new product development on Altera's R&D budget
Impact on CSI's potential levered and unlevered IRR
Comparison with Acceo, CSI's first LBO in 2018 ]]></description><link>https://inpractise.com/articles/constellation-software-altera</link><guid isPermaLink="false">44a62bd5-469d-4012-908b-d3d00966c5c9</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[In Practise]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 11 Aug 2023 16:12:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://ip-media-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/860ad633-089b-459a-b553-853f08b1996a/IP_PodcastMastering_alterra.mp3" length="11776110" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[We discuss the year-1 performance of Altera, CSI's largest acquisition to day, and share our learnings from 6+ hours of interviews with Former Altera / Allscripts executives and CSI M&A execs who worked on the deal. We explore:
Why Altera's customer churn could be higher than expected
Challenges meeting meaningful use regulations and new product development on Altera's R&D budget
Impact on CSI's potential levered and unlevered IRR
Comparison with Acceo, CSI's first LBO in 2018 ]]></content:encoded><itunes:author>In Practise</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>We discuss the year-1 performance of Altera, CSI&apos;s largest acquisition to day, and share our learnings from 6+ hours of interviews with Former Altera / Allscripts executives and CSI M&amp;A execs who worked on the deal. We explore:
Why Altera&apos;s customer churn could be higher than expected
Challenges meeting meaningful use regulations and new product development on Altera&apos;s R&amp;D budget
Impact on CSI&apos;s potential levered and unlevered IRR
Comparison with Acceo, CSI&apos;s first LBO in 2018 </itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>We discuss the year-1 performance of Altera, CSI&apos;s largest acquisition to day, and share our learnings from 6+ hours of interviews with Former Altera / Allscripts executives and CSI M&amp;A execs who worked on the deal. We explore:
Why Altera&apos;s customer churn could be higher than expected
Challenges meeting meaningful use regulations and new product development on Altera&apos;s R&amp;D budget
Impact on CSI&apos;s potential levered and unlevered IRR
Comparison with Acceo, CSI&apos;s first LBO in 2018 </itunes:summary><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:title>Constellation Software: Altera Acquisition Analysis</itunes:title></item><item><title><![CDATA[Primary Research Methods: Our Process]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is the first episode in our "Primary Research Methods" podcast series exploring the art and science of primary research:
The IP primary research philosophy 
How we structure research projects
How we approach conducting executive calls
Biggest mistakes and risks we face conducting executive calls]]></description><link>https://inpractise.com/articles/primary-research-methods-our-process</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5d39d687-d60b-433f-b2b9-59ce25d23e01</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[In Practise]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 21 Dec 2024 18:13:31 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://ip-media-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/3df7f312-eb5e-4d1b-af69-c2515ce39a03/0003%20-%20Primary%20Research_MSTR_2.mp3" length="64111124" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[This is the first episode in our "Primary Research Methods" podcast series exploring the art and science of primary research:
The IP primary research philosophy 
How we structure research projects
How we approach conducting executive calls
Biggest mistakes and risks we face conducting executive calls]]></content:encoded><itunes:author>In Practise</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>This is the first episode in our &quot;Primary Research Methods&quot; podcast series exploring the art and science of primary research:
The IP primary research philosophy 
How we structure research projects
How we approach conducting executive calls
Biggest mistakes and risks we face conducting executive calls</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>This is the first episode in our &quot;Primary Research Methods&quot; podcast series exploring the art and science of primary research:
The IP primary research philosophy 
How we structure research projects
How we approach conducting executive calls
Biggest mistakes and risks we face conducting executive calls</itunes:summary><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:title>Primary Research Methods: Our Process</itunes:title></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ashtead & Equipment Rental]]></title><description><![CDATA[In this audio-only analysis, we explore Ashtead and the equipment rental business. We discuss:

Evolution in US equipment rental market structure
 Ashtead's competitive advantage
Equipment rental pricing
Valuation]]></description><link>https://inpractise.com/articles/ashtead-and-equipment-rental</link><guid isPermaLink="false">65e4c7df-6daf-4060-aec2-5021ef3e1a63</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[In Practise]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 29 Jun 2023 11:16:08 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://ip-media-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/57907dda-3476-46f0-be11-956d696249d9/IP_PodcastMastering_ashtead_newintro.mp3" length="12953630" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[In this audio-only analysis, we explore Ashtead and the equipment rental business. We discuss:

Evolution in US equipment rental market structure
 Ashtead's competitive advantage
Equipment rental pricing
Valuation]]></content:encoded><itunes:author>In Practise</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>In this audio-only analysis, we explore Ashtead and the equipment rental business. We discuss:

Evolution in US equipment rental market structure
 Ashtead&apos;s competitive advantage
Equipment rental pricing
Valuation</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>In this audio-only analysis, we explore Ashtead and the equipment rental business. We discuss:

Evolution in US equipment rental market structure
 Ashtead&apos;s competitive advantage
Equipment rental pricing
Valuation</itunes:summary><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:title>Ashtead &amp; Equipment Rental</itunes:title></item><item><title><![CDATA[Primary Research Methods: Submitting Projects to Expert Networks]]></title><link>https://inpractise.com/articles/submitting-projects-to-expert-networks</link><guid isPermaLink="false">75d17353-baba-4202-8256-8e4ff8d84615</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[In Practise]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://ip-media-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/dab4a779-2d09-4b0b-a99a-11adfa7bd204/0007%20-%20Submitting%20Projects_MSTR.mp3" length="55035632" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Visit <a href="https://inpractise.com/articles/submitting-projects-to-expert-networks">https://inpractise.com/articles/submitting-projects-to-expert-networks</a> for full transcripts, business analysis, audio, video and more.</p>
<h1 id="primary-research-methods-submitting-projects-to-expert-networks">Primary Research Methods: Submitting Projects to Expert Networks</h1>
]]></content:encoded><itunes:author>In Practise</itunes:author><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:title>Primary Research Methods: Submitting Projects to Expert Networks</itunes:title></item><item><title><![CDATA[Spotify Podcast Advertising]]></title><description><![CDATA[We discuss our recent research piece on Spotify's push into Podcasting and how it plans to monetise shows via advertising. We explore:
How to segment Spotify's podcast inventory and monetisation methods across inventory types
Bidding and sales mechanisms across top podcast shows 
Spotify's take rate across inventory types
Spotify Podcast unit economics and outlook ]]></description><link>https://inpractise.com/articles/spotify-podcast-advertising</link><guid isPermaLink="false">7965b1c7-8910-4de5-9a81-81bf1506a3f3</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[In Practise]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 08 Nov 2023 14:46:38 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://ip-media-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/e233b816-7a83-4464-a4e0-2c746f95f47d/IP_PodcastMastering_spot_willsV2.mp3" length="17787636" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[We discuss our recent research piece on Spotify's push into Podcasting and how it plans to monetise shows via advertising. We explore:
How to segment Spotify's podcast inventory and monetisation methods across inventory types
Bidding and sales mechanisms across top podcast shows 
Spotify's take rate across inventory types
Spotify Podcast unit economics and outlook ]]></content:encoded><itunes:author>In Practise</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>We discuss our recent research piece on Spotify&apos;s push into Podcasting and how it plans to monetise shows via advertising. We explore:
How to segment Spotify&apos;s podcast inventory and monetisation methods across inventory types
Bidding and sales mechanisms across top podcast shows 
Spotify&apos;s take rate across inventory types
Spotify Podcast unit economics and outlook </itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>We discuss our recent research piece on Spotify&apos;s push into Podcasting and how it plans to monetise shows via advertising. We explore:
How to segment Spotify&apos;s podcast inventory and monetisation methods across inventory types
Bidding and sales mechanisms across top podcast shows 
Spotify&apos;s take rate across inventory types
Spotify Podcast unit economics and outlook </itunes:summary><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:title>Spotify Podcast Advertising</itunes:title></item><item><title><![CDATA[Perimeter Solutions: Moat & Competitive Threat]]></title><description><![CDATA[This episode explores our historical work on Perimeter Solutions, a leading US aerial fire retardant company, including the competitive threat, how retardants are approved on the Qualified Supplier List, and the company's potential operational moat. ]]></description><link>https://inpractise.com/articles/perimeter-solutions</link><guid isPermaLink="false">7cc8e5ea-11af-4500-a6a8-42e73b04820b</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[In Practise]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 13 Jul 2025 20:28:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://ip-media-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/c8b56cd2-e107-4b56-9083-37be6d803379/0014%20-%20PRM.mp3" length="69882356" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[This episode explores our historical work on Perimeter Solutions, a leading US aerial fire retardant company, including the competitive threat, how retardants are approved on the Qualified Supplier List, and the company's potential operational moat. ]]></content:encoded><itunes:author>In Practise</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>This episode explores our historical work on Perimeter Solutions, a leading US aerial fire retardant company, including the competitive threat, how retardants are approved on the Qualified Supplier List, and the company&apos;s potential operational moat. </itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>This episode explores our historical work on Perimeter Solutions, a leading US aerial fire retardant company, including the competitive threat, how retardants are approved on the Qualified Supplier List, and the company&apos;s potential operational moat. </itunes:summary><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:title>Perimeter Solutions: Moat &amp; Competitive Threat</itunes:title></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teqnion: Scaling M&A and Improving Subsidiary Operations]]></title><link>https://inpractise.com/articles/teqnion-scaling-manda-and-improving-subsidiary-operations</link><guid isPermaLink="false">84f65895-8a8e-458c-97b6-580d4f0a267d</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[In Practise]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2025 14:04:11 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://ip-media-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/58a9b55d-8248-45ed-b839-9f2c6b97ce07/0015%20-%20Johan%20Steene.mp3" length="193134908" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Visit <a href="https://inpractise.com/articles/teqnion-scaling-manda-and-improving-subsidiary-operations">https://inpractise.com/articles/teqnion-scaling-manda-and-improving-subsidiary-operations</a> for full transcripts, business analysis, audio, video and more.</p>
<h1 id="teqnion-scaling-ma-and-improving-subsidiary-operations">Teqnion: Scaling M&amp;A and Improving Subsidiary Operations</h1>
]]></content:encoded><itunes:author>In Practise</itunes:author><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:title>Teqnion: Scaling M&amp;A and Improving Subsidiary Operations</itunes:title></item><item><title><![CDATA[IP Fieldwork Podcast: Lifco vs Halma Org Structure]]></title><description><![CDATA[This podcast shares context to our recent research on how industrial acquirers like Lifco and Halma are organised to scale. We explore:
How Lifco and Halma are organised differently 
The role of Sector Teams and Divisional Managers at Halma
How Divisions and Sector Teams differs from Lifco's Group Managers
Compensation plans for operating company managers at Halma and Lifco
Potential organisational limitations to scale for Lifco and Halma ]]></description><link>https://inpractise.com/articles/lifco-vs-halma-org-structure</link><guid isPermaLink="false">8edbd1c9-1bf8-4c45-84a5-dde5624785f2</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[In Practise]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 09 Aug 2024 14:52:43 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://ip-media-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/32b8abb5-4f92-4810-a078-632afef6c4d8/IP_PodcastMastering_HLMA_v2.mp3" length="13610583" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[This podcast shares context to our recent research on how industrial acquirers like Lifco and Halma are organised to scale. We explore:
How Lifco and Halma are organised differently 
The role of Sector Teams and Divisional Managers at Halma
How Divisions and Sector Teams differs from Lifco's Group Managers
Compensation plans for operating company managers at Halma and Lifco
Potential organisational limitations to scale for Lifco and Halma ]]></content:encoded><itunes:author>In Practise</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>This podcast shares context to our recent research on how industrial acquirers like Lifco and Halma are organised to scale. We explore:
How Lifco and Halma are organised differently 
The role of Sector Teams and Divisional Managers at Halma
How Divisions and Sector Teams differs from Lifco&apos;s Group Managers
Compensation plans for operating company managers at Halma and Lifco
Potential organisational limitations to scale for Lifco and Halma </itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>This podcast shares context to our recent research on how industrial acquirers like Lifco and Halma are organised to scale. We explore:
How Lifco and Halma are organised differently 
The role of Sector Teams and Divisional Managers at Halma
How Divisions and Sector Teams differs from Lifco&apos;s Group Managers
Compensation plans for operating company managers at Halma and Lifco
Potential organisational limitations to scale for Lifco and Halma </itunes:summary><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:title>IP Fieldwork Podcast: Lifco vs Halma Org Structure</itunes:title></item><item><title><![CDATA[Credit Acceptance]]></title><description><![CDATA[We discuss the process and hypotheses we're testing in our recent survey with CACC dealers. We also explore:
The two core questions we explore in the CACC survey and why they are important 
How we approached sourcing auto dealers to complete the survey 
Why sourcing quality executives is difficult and techniques to improve sourcing
Our approach to conducting quality surveys and upcoming work]]></description><link>https://inpractise.com/articles/credit-acceptance</link><guid isPermaLink="false">960d8e64-4974-4b08-a4ef-ba11e5db18d8</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[In Practise]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 06 Sep 2023 22:12:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://ip-media-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/9f07a960-ea0e-4393-b67f-fa76aa1d566a/IP_PodcastMastering_Template_cacc.mp3" length="29245511" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[We discuss the process and hypotheses we're testing in our recent survey with CACC dealers. We also explore:
The two core questions we explore in the CACC survey and why they are important 
How we approached sourcing auto dealers to complete the survey 
Why sourcing quality executives is difficult and techniques to improve sourcing
Our approach to conducting quality surveys and upcoming work]]></content:encoded><itunes:author>In Practise</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>We discuss the process and hypotheses we&apos;re testing in our recent survey with CACC dealers. We also explore:
The two core questions we explore in the CACC survey and why they are important 
How we approached sourcing auto dealers to complete the survey 
Why sourcing quality executives is difficult and techniques to improve sourcing
Our approach to conducting quality surveys and upcoming work</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>We discuss the process and hypotheses we&apos;re testing in our recent survey with CACC dealers. We also explore:
The two core questions we explore in the CACC survey and why they are important 
How we approached sourcing auto dealers to complete the survey 
Why sourcing quality executives is difficult and techniques to improve sourcing
Our approach to conducting quality surveys and upcoming work</itunes:summary><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:title>Credit Acceptance</itunes:title></item><item><title><![CDATA[Burford Capital]]></title><description><![CDATA[We discuss the history of Burford Capital and more specifically:
Why Muddy Waters' short was perfect timing
Litigation finance as an asset class vs other alts
BUR Management team 
Risks with the business and investment case]]></description><link>https://inpractise.com/articles/burford-capital</link><guid isPermaLink="false">9cde7ea7-b165-40c2-aa1c-f8f07a773f21</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[In Practise]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 07 Jul 2023 13:16:17 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://ip-media-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/cada3a87-f87f-463f-a2ad-e4c463dff1c9/IP_PodcastMastering_bur.mp3" length="27096010" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[We discuss the history of Burford Capital and more specifically:
Why Muddy Waters' short was perfect timing
Litigation finance as an asset class vs other alts
BUR Management team 
Risks with the business and investment case]]></content:encoded><itunes:author>In Practise</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>We discuss the history of Burford Capital and more specifically:
Why Muddy Waters&apos; short was perfect timing
Litigation finance as an asset class vs other alts
BUR Management team 
Risks with the business and investment case</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>We discuss the history of Burford Capital and more specifically:
Why Muddy Waters&apos; short was perfect timing
Litigation finance as an asset class vs other alts
BUR Management team 
Risks with the business and investment case</itunes:summary><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:title>Burford Capital</itunes:title></item><item><title><![CDATA[FTAI Aviation]]></title><description><![CDATA[We explore how FTAI is approaching CFM56 engine repair relative to competitors, the challenges in fixing core modules, and the potential long-term growth for its module swap program. ]]></description><link>https://inpractise.com/articles/ftai-aviation-ip-fieldwork</link><guid isPermaLink="false">a1efb0a9-3a32-42d4-90b4-32184b26b432</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[In Practise]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:47:13 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://ip-media-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/1bd40c5a-50bd-4e39-a495-a9bca36c3d0f/0004%20-%20FTAI_MSTR.mp3" length="87984272" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[We explore how FTAI is approaching CFM56 engine repair relative to competitors, the challenges in fixing core modules, and the potential long-term growth for its module swap program. ]]></content:encoded><itunes:author>In Practise</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>We explore how FTAI is approaching CFM56 engine repair relative to competitors, the challenges in fixing core modules, and the potential long-term growth for its module swap program. </itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>We explore how FTAI is approaching CFM56 engine repair relative to competitors, the challenges in fixing core modules, and the potential long-term growth for its module swap program. </itunes:summary><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:title>FTAI Aviation</itunes:title></item><item><title><![CDATA[Loar Group: Aerospace Parts Quality]]></title><description><![CDATA[Loar is a ~$5bn listed aerospace supplier of mission critical parts. We explore:
Why there are few TransDigm replicas 
Loar vs TransDigm proprietary intellectual property 
TransDigm vs Loar operational excellence 
How we evaluate the quality of aerospace suppliers 
]]></description><link>https://inpractise.com/articles/loar-group-aerospace-parts-quality</link><guid isPermaLink="false">a23ea8d7-5394-45e5-9109-45225b03c7af</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[In Practise]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 06 Aug 2024 08:40:40 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://ip-media-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/69aa4e1c-7513-43e6-93e5-528c4b3945a7/IP_PodcastMastering_LoreQuality_5_Master_v1.mp3" length="24165694" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[Loar is a ~$5bn listed aerospace supplier of mission critical parts. We explore:
Why there are few TransDigm replicas 
Loar vs TransDigm proprietary intellectual property 
TransDigm vs Loar operational excellence 
How we evaluate the quality of aerospace suppliers 
]]></content:encoded><itunes:author>In Practise</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Loar is a ~$5bn listed aerospace supplier of mission critical parts. We explore:
Why there are few TransDigm replicas 
Loar vs TransDigm proprietary intellectual property 
TransDigm vs Loar operational excellence 
How we evaluate the quality of aerospace suppliers 
</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>Loar is a ~$5bn listed aerospace supplier of mission critical parts. We explore:
Why there are few TransDigm replicas 
Loar vs TransDigm proprietary intellectual property 
TransDigm vs Loar operational excellence 
How we evaluate the quality of aerospace suppliers 
</itunes:summary><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:title>Loar Group: Aerospace Parts Quality</itunes:title></item><item><title><![CDATA[Costco UK & Europe Store Opportunity]]></title><description><![CDATA[We explore our research approach to exploring Costco's store growth opportunity across Europe and the UK. We discuss:  

How the UK is a unique market for warehouse clubs globally
Planning and building consent in UK and EU vs US
Why COST UK margins are lower than other markets
Why EMEA growth for Costco is slower than expected
Outlook on potential store count in EU / UK for 2030
]]></description><link>https://inpractise.com/articles/costco-pod</link><guid isPermaLink="false">a62195df-7127-48be-b2b9-d22335455522</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[In Practise]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 03 Jul 2023 17:50:20 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://ip-media-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/907bef95-7b50-4284-9609-9ca6a558b456/IP_PodcastMastering_costco.mp3" length="11977233" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[We explore our research approach to exploring Costco's store growth opportunity across Europe and the UK. We discuss:  

How the UK is a unique market for warehouse clubs globally
Planning and building consent in UK and EU vs US
Why COST UK margins are lower than other markets
Why EMEA growth for Costco is slower than expected
Outlook on potential store count in EU / UK for 2030
]]></content:encoded><itunes:author>In Practise</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>We explore our research approach to exploring Costco&apos;s store growth opportunity across Europe and the UK. We discuss:  

How the UK is a unique market for warehouse clubs globally
Planning and building consent in UK and EU vs US
Why COST UK margins are lower than other markets
Why EMEA growth for Costco is slower than expected
Outlook on potential store count in EU / UK for 2030
</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>We explore our research approach to exploring Costco&apos;s store growth opportunity across Europe and the UK. We discuss:  

How the UK is a unique market for warehouse clubs globally
Planning and building consent in UK and EU vs US
Why COST UK margins are lower than other markets
Why EMEA growth for Costco is slower than expected
Outlook on potential store count in EU / UK for 2030
</itunes:summary><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:title>Costco UK &amp; Europe Store Opportunity</itunes:title></item><item><title><![CDATA[Amazon.com Structural Advantages vs Traditional Retail]]></title><description><![CDATA[In this audio-only analysis, we explore Amazon.com's structural advantages including:
Why there is a negative narrative from investors around Amazon's retail business
Amazon.com distribution structure vs traditional brick-and-mortar retailers
Structural cost advantages baked into Amazon's model 
What cost line items are driving Amazon Retail's operating loss and recent improvement]]></description><link>https://inpractise.com/articles/amazoncom-competitive-advantages</link><guid isPermaLink="false">b3bbd264-c82c-4c7a-a1e3-afdbb6899ac5</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[In Practise]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 02 May 2023 01:46:43 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://ip-media-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/7f4c38ac-17fd-486b-ac83-a119763e370e/IP_PodcastMastering_amznpod_v2_newintro.mp3" length="22071176" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[In this audio-only analysis, we explore Amazon.com's structural advantages including:
Why there is a negative narrative from investors around Amazon's retail business
Amazon.com distribution structure vs traditional brick-and-mortar retailers
Structural cost advantages baked into Amazon's model 
What cost line items are driving Amazon Retail's operating loss and recent improvement]]></content:encoded><itunes:author>In Practise</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>In this audio-only analysis, we explore Amazon.com&apos;s structural advantages including:
Why there is a negative narrative from investors around Amazon&apos;s retail business
Amazon.com distribution structure vs traditional brick-and-mortar retailers
Structural cost advantages baked into Amazon&apos;s model 
What cost line items are driving Amazon Retail&apos;s operating loss and recent improvement</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>In this audio-only analysis, we explore Amazon.com&apos;s structural advantages including:
Why there is a negative narrative from investors around Amazon&apos;s retail business
Amazon.com distribution structure vs traditional brick-and-mortar retailers
Structural cost advantages baked into Amazon&apos;s model 
What cost line items are driving Amazon Retail&apos;s operating loss and recent improvement</itunes:summary><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:title>Amazon.com Structural Advantages vs Traditional Retail</itunes:title></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fever-Tree: A Distribution Moat or Commodity?]]></title><description><![CDATA[This episode explores the history of our primary research on Fever-Tree, why the stock has struggled for years, and whether the company has a distribution moat or is a commodity.]]></description><link>https://inpractise.com/articles/fever-tree-a-distribution-moat-or-commodity</link><guid isPermaLink="false">b769577b-1e88-44e6-899b-420fceb79d25</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[In Practise]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jan 2025 18:29:53 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://ip-media-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/29189b8d-7d44-4598-8b98-58363ea557e0/0006%20-%20FEVR_MSTR.mp3" length="80460164" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[This episode explores the history of our primary research on Fever-Tree, why the stock has struggled for years, and whether the company has a distribution moat or is a commodity.]]></content:encoded><itunes:author>In Practise</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>This episode explores the history of our primary research on Fever-Tree, why the stock has struggled for years, and whether the company has a distribution moat or is a commodity.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>This episode explores the history of our primary research on Fever-Tree, why the stock has struggled for years, and whether the company has a distribution moat or is a commodity.</itunes:summary><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:title>Fever-Tree: A Distribution Moat or Commodity?</itunes:title></item><item><title><![CDATA[Constellation Software & Proprietary M&A Sourcing]]></title><description><![CDATA[This episode explores how Constellation Software sources new deals compared to other acquirers such as Vitec Software and Röko, the Swedish industrial acquirer. We discuss how Constellation manages fills and manages its funnel, proprietary vs broker-led sourcing dynamics, and how the sourcing channel may determine long-term competitive advantage. 
]]></description><link>https://inpractise.com/articles/constellation-software-and-proprietary-manda-sourcing</link><guid isPermaLink="false">c3beebee-6aab-464d-9140-5df55ea56816</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[In Practise]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 21 Jun 2025 18:40:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://ip-media-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/3417ddaa-cab8-4fa6-bce8-ac6a162a9830/0013%20-%20CSU%20Prop%20Funnel.mp3" length="65178092" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[This episode explores how Constellation Software sources new deals compared to other acquirers such as Vitec Software and Röko, the Swedish industrial acquirer. We discuss how Constellation manages fills and manages its funnel, proprietary vs broker-led sourcing dynamics, and how the sourcing channel may determine long-term competitive advantage. 
]]></content:encoded><itunes:author>In Practise</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>This episode explores how Constellation Software sources new deals compared to other acquirers such as Vitec Software and Röko, the Swedish industrial acquirer. We discuss how Constellation manages fills and manages its funnel, proprietary vs broker-led sourcing dynamics, and how the sourcing channel may determine long-term competitive advantage. 
</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>This episode explores how Constellation Software sources new deals compared to other acquirers such as Vitec Software and Röko, the Swedish industrial acquirer. We discuss how Constellation manages fills and manages its funnel, proprietary vs broker-led sourcing dynamics, and how the sourcing channel may determine long-term competitive advantage. 
</itunes:summary><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:title>Constellation Software &amp; Proprietary M&amp;A Sourcing</itunes:title></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Gym Group, Basic Fit & Discount Gyms]]></title><description><![CDATA[In this episode, we explore our recent published research on discount gyms discussing:
The key questions we've been studying around mature gym economics
How Domino's and its fortressing strategy is an interesting frame of reference for discount gym competition
The nature of competition in the discount gym business
Risks to GYM and BFIT and how we structure our research around the topic]]></description><link>https://inpractise.com/articles/the-gym-group-basic-fit-and-discount-gyms</link><guid isPermaLink="false">df3a9a1a-905c-4a57-81e3-f2da6c702446</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[In Practise]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 01 Mar 2024 09:29:50 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://ip-media-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/2ae76766-0fd3-498f-ac29-4b1470b077ca/IP_PodcastMastering_gympod.mp3" length="11870947" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[In this episode, we explore our recent published research on discount gyms discussing:
The key questions we've been studying around mature gym economics
How Domino's and its fortressing strategy is an interesting frame of reference for discount gym competition
The nature of competition in the discount gym business
Risks to GYM and BFIT and how we structure our research around the topic]]></content:encoded><itunes:author>In Practise</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>In this episode, we explore our recent published research on discount gyms discussing:
The key questions we&apos;ve been studying around mature gym economics
How Domino&apos;s and its fortressing strategy is an interesting frame of reference for discount gym competition
The nature of competition in the discount gym business
Risks to GYM and BFIT and how we structure our research around the topic</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>In this episode, we explore our recent published research on discount gyms discussing:
The key questions we&apos;ve been studying around mature gym economics
How Domino&apos;s and its fortressing strategy is an interesting frame of reference for discount gym competition
The nature of competition in the discount gym business
Risks to GYM and BFIT and how we structure our research around the topic</itunes:summary><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:title>The Gym Group, Basic Fit &amp; Discount Gyms</itunes:title></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wayfair: CastleGate and Last Mile Delivery]]></title><description><![CDATA[We discuss our recent research on Wayfair CastleGate and its logistics offering to suppliers. We explore:

How furniture dropshipping compares to Wayfair CastleGate logistics
Potential advantages of Wayfair CastleGate vs dropshipping 
Challenges driving CastleGate penetration
How we're exploring Wayfair logistics unit economics vs competitors 
More on our upcoming furniture supplier survey ]]></description><link>https://inpractise.com/articles/wayfair-castlegate-and-last-mile-delivery</link><guid isPermaLink="false">e13ddb68-826a-4115-9ed7-77aa4bc3b220</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[In Practise]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 27 Oct 2023 13:31:13 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://ip-media-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/23eabeb1-6492-4ad9-800a-1d0ebbdbb66a/IP_PodcastMastering_wayfair.mp3" length="12020452" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[We discuss our recent research on Wayfair CastleGate and its logistics offering to suppliers. We explore:

How furniture dropshipping compares to Wayfair CastleGate logistics
Potential advantages of Wayfair CastleGate vs dropshipping 
Challenges driving CastleGate penetration
How we're exploring Wayfair logistics unit economics vs competitors 
More on our upcoming furniture supplier survey ]]></content:encoded><itunes:author>In Practise</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>We discuss our recent research on Wayfair CastleGate and its logistics offering to suppliers. We explore:

How furniture dropshipping compares to Wayfair CastleGate logistics
Potential advantages of Wayfair CastleGate vs dropshipping 
Challenges driving CastleGate penetration
How we&apos;re exploring Wayfair logistics unit economics vs competitors 
More on our upcoming furniture supplier survey </itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>We discuss our recent research on Wayfair CastleGate and its logistics offering to suppliers. We explore:

How furniture dropshipping compares to Wayfair CastleGate logistics
Potential advantages of Wayfair CastleGate vs dropshipping 
Challenges driving CastleGate penetration
How we&apos;re exploring Wayfair logistics unit economics vs competitors 
More on our upcoming furniture supplier survey </itunes:summary><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:title>Wayfair: CastleGate and Last Mile Delivery</itunes:title></item><item><title><![CDATA[Zara & SHEIN Supply Chain Analysis]]></title><description><![CDATA[We discuss how SHEIN has structured its supply chain relative to incumbent fashion retailers. We explore:
Zara and SHEIN's supply chain philosophy 
How SHEIN can pay suppliers within 4 days
Sustainability and QC challenges at SHEIN
How Boohoo and ASOS can react to SHEIN's growth]]></description><link>https://inpractise.com/articles/zara-and-shein-supply-chain-analysis</link><guid isPermaLink="false">e43602f9-bb0c-4c73-9cf3-62b1abe42da1</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[In Practise]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 24 Sep 2023 19:26:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://ip-media-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/bfd04015-14d2-4daa-a93b-7960cef34ba4/IP_PodcastMastering_zara.mp3" length="14946936" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[We discuss how SHEIN has structured its supply chain relative to incumbent fashion retailers. We explore:
Zara and SHEIN's supply chain philosophy 
How SHEIN can pay suppliers within 4 days
Sustainability and QC challenges at SHEIN
How Boohoo and ASOS can react to SHEIN's growth]]></content:encoded><itunes:author>In Practise</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>We discuss how SHEIN has structured its supply chain relative to incumbent fashion retailers. We explore:
Zara and SHEIN&apos;s supply chain philosophy 
How SHEIN can pay suppliers within 4 days
Sustainability and QC challenges at SHEIN
How Boohoo and ASOS can react to SHEIN&apos;s growth</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>We discuss how SHEIN has structured its supply chain relative to incumbent fashion retailers. We explore:
Zara and SHEIN&apos;s supply chain philosophy 
How SHEIN can pay suppliers within 4 days
Sustainability and QC challenges at SHEIN
How Boohoo and ASOS can react to SHEIN&apos;s growth</itunes:summary><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:title>Zara &amp; SHEIN Supply Chain Analysis</itunes:title></item><item><title><![CDATA[Serial Acquirers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Last month, we visited Stockholm for Redeye's Serial Acquirer event. We met CEOs from Bergman and Beving, Lagercrantz, Röko, and many other Swedish companies that use accretive M&A as their core value driver. 
In this podcast, we explore what we've learned after a few years studying 'serial acquirer' companies. We discuss:
Different ways of categorising acquirers; from Berkshire to CSU.TO 
Lessons from the most successful acquirers 
When it works and when it seems to fail
Key ingredients for the serial acquirer model 
We discuss companies such as Lifco, Danaher, Berkshire Hathaway, and Diploma. ]]></description><link>https://inpractise.com/articles/serial-acquirers</link><guid isPermaLink="false">e5346efa-9fe9-4eb8-b17d-3f605845e744</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[In Practise]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 07 Jun 2023 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://ip-media-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/c04b05b7-a3ac-4538-9c7e-11805a68a227/Serial_aquirer_v3_newintros.mp3" length="20338249" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[Last month, we visited Stockholm for Redeye's Serial Acquirer event. We met CEOs from Bergman and Beving, Lagercrantz, Röko, and many other Swedish companies that use accretive M&A as their core value driver. 
In this podcast, we explore what we've learned after a few years studying 'serial acquirer' companies. We discuss:
Different ways of categorising acquirers; from Berkshire to CSU.TO 
Lessons from the most successful acquirers 
When it works and when it seems to fail
Key ingredients for the serial acquirer model 
We discuss companies such as Lifco, Danaher, Berkshire Hathaway, and Diploma. ]]></content:encoded><itunes:author>In Practise</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Last month, we visited Stockholm for Redeye&apos;s Serial Acquirer event. We met CEOs from Bergman and Beving, Lagercrantz, Röko, and many other Swedish companies that use accretive M&amp;A as their core value driver. 
In this podcast, we explore what we&apos;ve learned after a few years studying &apos;serial acquirer&apos; companies. We discuss:
Different ways of categorising acquirers; from Berkshire to CSU.TO 
Lessons from the most successful acquirers 
When it works and when it seems to fail
Key ingredients for the serial acquirer model 
We discuss companies such as Lifco, Danaher, Berkshire Hathaway, and Diploma. </itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>Last month, we visited Stockholm for Redeye&apos;s Serial Acquirer event. We met CEOs from Bergman and Beving, Lagercrantz, Röko, and many other Swedish companies that use accretive M&amp;A as their core value driver. 
In this podcast, we explore what we&apos;ve learned after a few years studying &apos;serial acquirer&apos; companies. We discuss:
Different ways of categorising acquirers; from Berkshire to CSU.TO 
Lessons from the most successful acquirers 
When it works and when it seems to fail
Key ingredients for the serial acquirer model 
We discuss companies such as Lifco, Danaher, Berkshire Hathaway, and Diploma. </itunes:summary><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:title>Serial Acquirers</itunes:title></item><item><title><![CDATA[M&A and Purchase Price Accounting]]></title><description><![CDATA[This podcast was recorded in April 2024 and explores the intricacies of purchase price accounting. We explore:
How companies define 'identifiable intangibles' and goodwill 
Why and how there are different philosophies to PPA
Impacts on income statement and balance sheet from PPA
Measuring WACC for acquisitions 
Potential accounting risks for large and small acquirers  ]]></description><link>https://inpractise.com/articles/manda-and-purchase-price-accounting</link><guid isPermaLink="false">e555c71d-78c3-42ea-a922-48cff98dd842</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[In Practise]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jul 2024 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://ip-media-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/c81c5b51-e2fb-4667-b730-1c356990229e/IP_PodcastMastering_ppa.mp3" length="15000437" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[This podcast was recorded in April 2024 and explores the intricacies of purchase price accounting. We explore:
How companies define 'identifiable intangibles' and goodwill 
Why and how there are different philosophies to PPA
Impacts on income statement and balance sheet from PPA
Measuring WACC for acquisitions 
Potential accounting risks for large and small acquirers  ]]></content:encoded><itunes:author>In Practise</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>This podcast was recorded in April 2024 and explores the intricacies of purchase price accounting. We explore:
How companies define &apos;identifiable intangibles&apos; and goodwill 
Why and how there are different philosophies to PPA
Impacts on income statement and balance sheet from PPA
Measuring WACC for acquisitions 
Potential accounting risks for large and small acquirers  </itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>This podcast was recorded in April 2024 and explores the intricacies of purchase price accounting. We explore:
How companies define &apos;identifiable intangibles&apos; and goodwill 
Why and how there are different philosophies to PPA
Impacts on income statement and balance sheet from PPA
Measuring WACC for acquisitions 
Potential accounting risks for large and small acquirers  </itunes:summary><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:title>M&amp;A and Purchase Price Accounting</itunes:title></item><item><title><![CDATA[Constellation Software: Operating KPIs]]></title><description><![CDATA[We discuss the process and structure of our recent analysis on Constellation's 5 operating KPIs. We explore:

How CSI reports revenue and cost lines in consolidated vs opco accounts
The 5 major KPIs CSI uses to manage VMS businesses
CSIs moat vs other VMS acquirers 
What one can learn from the 5 KPIs in operating VMS ]]></description><link>https://inpractise.com/articles/constellation-software-operating-kpis</link><guid isPermaLink="false">e77e6558-2616-47f2-b6b4-f977519d60da</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[In Practise]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 14 Sep 2023 16:36:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://ip-media-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/2a8fbd05-3b3d-48e4-9002-0533a8573fab/IP_PodcastMastering_csi_kpi.mp3" length="13065241" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[We discuss the process and structure of our recent analysis on Constellation's 5 operating KPIs. We explore:

How CSI reports revenue and cost lines in consolidated vs opco accounts
The 5 major KPIs CSI uses to manage VMS businesses
CSIs moat vs other VMS acquirers 
What one can learn from the 5 KPIs in operating VMS ]]></content:encoded><itunes:author>In Practise</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>We discuss the process and structure of our recent analysis on Constellation&apos;s 5 operating KPIs. We explore:

How CSI reports revenue and cost lines in consolidated vs opco accounts
The 5 major KPIs CSI uses to manage VMS businesses
CSIs moat vs other VMS acquirers 
What one can learn from the 5 KPIs in operating VMS </itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>We discuss the process and structure of our recent analysis on Constellation&apos;s 5 operating KPIs. We explore:

How CSI reports revenue and cost lines in consolidated vs opco accounts
The 5 major KPIs CSI uses to manage VMS businesses
CSIs moat vs other VMS acquirers 
What one can learn from the 5 KPIs in operating VMS </itunes:summary><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:title>Constellation Software: Operating KPIs</itunes:title></item><item><title><![CDATA[HEICO / Wencor]]></title><description><![CDATA[We discuss the process and structure of our recent analysis on HEICO's acquisition of Wencor. We explore:
The structure of the aftermarket value chain
Synergies between HEI / Wencor across PMA, MRO, and distribution 
Advantages of owning MRO and distribution with PMA assets
How HEI bargaining power changes post-acquisition 
Why the alternate bill of materials strategy is an opportunity for HEI
]]></description><link>https://inpractise.com/articles/heico-wencor</link><guid isPermaLink="false">f021bb5b-cda1-4987-9a9a-6e9d1186a9f5</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[In Practise]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 10 Sep 2023 16:28:59 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://ip-media-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/28a83f5a-52bd-474b-80cc-d33eba04846c/IP_PodcastMastering_hei.mp3" length="13838925" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[We discuss the process and structure of our recent analysis on HEICO's acquisition of Wencor. We explore:
The structure of the aftermarket value chain
Synergies between HEI / Wencor across PMA, MRO, and distribution 
Advantages of owning MRO and distribution with PMA assets
How HEI bargaining power changes post-acquisition 
Why the alternate bill of materials strategy is an opportunity for HEI
]]></content:encoded><itunes:author>In Practise</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>We discuss the process and structure of our recent analysis on HEICO&apos;s acquisition of Wencor. We explore:
The structure of the aftermarket value chain
Synergies between HEI / Wencor across PMA, MRO, and distribution 
Advantages of owning MRO and distribution with PMA assets
How HEI bargaining power changes post-acquisition 
Why the alternate bill of materials strategy is an opportunity for HEI
</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>We discuss the process and structure of our recent analysis on HEICO&apos;s acquisition of Wencor. We explore:
The structure of the aftermarket value chain
Synergies between HEI / Wencor across PMA, MRO, and distribution 
Advantages of owning MRO and distribution with PMA assets
How HEI bargaining power changes post-acquisition 
Why the alternate bill of materials strategy is an opportunity for HEI
</itunes:summary><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:title>HEICO / Wencor</itunes:title></item><item><title><![CDATA[TransDigm Group Podcast]]></title><description><![CDATA[In this episode, we explore our recent research on TransDigm and discuss:
How traditional OEM's approach OE and aftermarket pricing vs TDG
How TDG's aftermarket philosophy is unique 
How airframers could combat TDG bargaining power 
How we approached our research to understand TDG pricing power]]></description><link>https://inpractise.com/articles/transdigm-group-podcast</link><guid isPermaLink="false">f6aa8fb7-602f-4608-9deb-47e7584792a5</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[In Practise]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 15 Dec 2023 11:11:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://ip-media-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/fc4bff62-2c6c-43cf-8151-2372bd879d8e/IP_PodcastMastering_TDG.mp3" length="15105727" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[In this episode, we explore our recent research on TransDigm and discuss:
How traditional OEM's approach OE and aftermarket pricing vs TDG
How TDG's aftermarket philosophy is unique 
How airframers could combat TDG bargaining power 
How we approached our research to understand TDG pricing power]]></content:encoded><itunes:author>In Practise</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>In this episode, we explore our recent research on TransDigm and discuss:
How traditional OEM&apos;s approach OE and aftermarket pricing vs TDG
How TDG&apos;s aftermarket philosophy is unique 
How airframers could combat TDG bargaining power 
How we approached our research to understand TDG pricing power</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>In this episode, we explore our recent research on TransDigm and discuss:
How traditional OEM&apos;s approach OE and aftermarket pricing vs TDG
How TDG&apos;s aftermarket philosophy is unique 
How airframers could combat TDG bargaining power 
How we approached our research to understand TDG pricing power</itunes:summary><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:title>TransDigm Group Podcast</itunes:title></item><item><title><![CDATA[IP Fieldwork Podcast: The Danaher Business System]]></title><description><![CDATA[This podcast explores our learnings of the last five years studying Danaher's Business System through tens of hours of interviews with Former Danaher executives from the DBS office and its subsidiaries. ]]></description><link>https://inpractise.com/articles/danaher-business-system-fieldwork</link><guid isPermaLink="false">fb4fe83c-9635-4041-af57-92ba841ac21b</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[In Practise]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 21 Apr 2025 15:18:20 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://ip-media-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/2c48a8f9-7087-4024-988f-5d4c51fe54c2/0012%20-%20DHR%20DBS_MSTR.mp3" length="76081628" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[This podcast explores our learnings of the last five years studying Danaher's Business System through tens of hours of interviews with Former Danaher executives from the DBS office and its subsidiaries. ]]></content:encoded><itunes:author>In Practise</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>This podcast explores our learnings of the last five years studying Danaher&apos;s Business System through tens of hours of interviews with Former Danaher executives from the DBS office and its subsidiaries. </itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>This podcast explores our learnings of the last five years studying Danaher&apos;s Business System through tens of hours of interviews with Former Danaher executives from the DBS office and its subsidiaries. </itunes:summary><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:title>IP Fieldwork Podcast: The Danaher Business System</itunes:title></item><item><title><![CDATA[Constellation Software & VMS Competition]]></title><description><![CDATA[We discuss the 6-month research project that led to our report on CSI's competitive risks. We discuss why it seems everyone today is rolling up VMS and the potential risks to CSI, including: 
How many CSI copycats we found across US / EU 
How their strategy differs to CSI
How increased competition may increased CSI ROIIC]]></description><link>https://inpractise.com/articles/constellation-software-and-vms-competition</link><guid isPermaLink="false">fe40cd23-9cfd-41d9-ab92-cb8b51d04159</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[In Practise]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 11 Jul 2023 17:19:43 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://ip-media-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/37d41ecb-e1fe-4b6e-b4d1-7d66db156940/IP_PodcastMastering_csi.mp3" length="6339605" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[We discuss the 6-month research project that led to our report on CSI's competitive risks. We discuss why it seems everyone today is rolling up VMS and the potential risks to CSI, including: 
How many CSI copycats we found across US / EU 
How their strategy differs to CSI
How increased competition may increased CSI ROIIC]]></content:encoded><itunes:author>In Practise</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>We discuss the 6-month research project that led to our report on CSI&apos;s competitive risks. We discuss why it seems everyone today is rolling up VMS and the potential risks to CSI, including: 
How many CSI copycats we found across US / EU 
How their strategy differs to CSI
How increased competition may increased CSI ROIIC</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>We discuss the 6-month research project that led to our report on CSI&apos;s competitive risks. We discuss why it seems everyone today is rolling up VMS and the potential risks to CSI, including: 
How many CSI copycats we found across US / EU 
How their strategy differs to CSI
How increased competition may increased CSI ROIIC</itunes:summary><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:title>Constellation Software &amp; VMS Competition</itunes:title></item><item><title><![CDATA[IP Fieldwork Podcast: Lifco vs Halma, M&A Team Structure & Incentives]]></title><link>https://inpractise.com/articles/lifco-vs-halma-manda-team-structure-and-incentives-ipfieldworkpodcast</link><guid isPermaLink="false">fe5b99c1-f4ed-43f9-9a30-27983891540b</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[In Practise]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jan 2025 11:40:13 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://ip-media-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/6d957066-9c03-46cc-a26c-adb32a265185/0008%20-%20Lifco%20MandA_MSTR.mp3" length="88432148" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Visit <a href="https://inpractise.com/articles/lifco-vs-halma-manda-team-structure-and-incentives-ipfieldworkpodcast">https://inpractise.com/articles/lifco-vs-halma-manda-team-structure-and-incentives-ipfieldworkpodcast</a> for full transcripts, business analysis, audio, video and more.</p>
<h1 id="ip-fieldwork-podcast-lifco-vs-halma-ma-team-structure--incentives">IP Fieldwork Podcast: Lifco vs Halma, M&amp;A Team Structure &amp; Incentives</h1>
]]></content:encoded><itunes:author>In Practise</itunes:author><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:title>IP Fieldwork Podcast: Lifco vs Halma, M&amp;A Team Structure &amp; Incentives</itunes:title></item><item><title><![CDATA[Primary Research Methods: Working with Expert Networks]]></title><description><![CDATA[This episode focuses on common mistakes investors make when submitting research projects to expert networks. We explore:  
How to submit executive call projects to expert networks
Why understanding the org structure of the target company is important 
How to build relationships with account managers at ENs
How to vet executives]]></description><link>https://inpractise.com/articles/primary-research-methods-working-with-expert-networks</link><guid isPermaLink="false">ff0f5527-4129-4f3e-9f44-75a200ec9a16</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[In Practise]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 21 Dec 2024 18:25:40 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://ip-media-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/af36000d-c57e-4303-a605-67e8f3733b46/0001%20-%20Primary%20Research%20Vendors_MSTR_2.mp3" length="128020628" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[This episode focuses on common mistakes investors make when submitting research projects to expert networks. We explore:  
How to submit executive call projects to expert networks
Why understanding the org structure of the target company is important 
How to build relationships with account managers at ENs
How to vet executives]]></content:encoded><itunes:author>In Practise</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>This episode focuses on common mistakes investors make when submitting research projects to expert networks. We explore:  
How to submit executive call projects to expert networks
Why understanding the org structure of the target company is important 
How to build relationships with account managers at ENs
How to vet executives</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>This episode focuses on common mistakes investors make when submitting research projects to expert networks. We explore:  
How to submit executive call projects to expert networks
Why understanding the org structure of the target company is important 
How to build relationships with account managers at ENs
How to vet executives</itunes:summary><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:title>Primary Research Methods: Working with Expert Networks</itunes:title></item></channel></rss>