In this preview video of our latest episode, Robert F. Smith explains why enterprise software remains a highly lucrative investment option, and why he believes it is undervalued by institutional investors.
Robert F. Smith is the Founder, Chairman and CEO of Vista Equity Partners, one of the world’s leading software-focused private equity firms. As Founder, Chairman and CEO, this success has propelled Robert F. Smith to become one of the most respected investors of his generation, and to be named by Forbes as one of the ‘100 Greatest Living Business Minds’ (as well as one of the most generous philanthropists of his time).
In the episode, Robert describes his upbringing in Denver, how he secured his first work experience at Bell Labs whilst still at school and his education at Cornell and Columbia, taking him from engineering to finance. Robert explains why software has been the most productive tool economically in the last 50 years, why he describes today’s epoch as the 4th Industrial Revolution and what is really going under the term “digitization”. He provides examples of how his companies have prospered, why their growth trajectory is still so exciting and why software companies are helping re-shape supply chains and industries.
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