Robert F. Smith (Vista Equity Partners) Operating Manual

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August 10, 2021

by a searcher from The University of Chicago - Booth School of Business in Chicago, IL, USA

https://colinkeeley.com/blog/robert-f-smith-vista-equity-partners-operating-manual

https://twitter.com/ColinKeeley/status/1425075008892817410

I wrote an Operating Manual for Robert F. Smith (Vista Equity Partners)

Famous for a 110-point playbook & for saying "All software tastes like chicken".

500+ buyouts and $75+ billion AUM later, he has never lost money on a deal.

Here's how

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from Ivey Business School at Western University in Toronto, ON, Canada
Great post! Wish we could see the playbook as well.
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from Harvard University in Atlanta, GA, USA
What Robert has put together at Vista is amazing!
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