“I Turned a $20M Company Into a $1.45 Billion Exit” | Cathal Friel, Raglan Capital

About this episode

Cathal Friel discusses his journey of turning a $20 million business into a $1.45 billion exit and shares insights on entrepreneurship and IPOs.

🔔🔔 Cathal Friel explains how he built five public companies, turned a $20 million business into a $1.45 billion exit, and why IPOs may be making a comeback for ambitious entrepreneurs 🔔🔔 Cathal Friel joins Business Builders for a fascinating conversation on entrepreneurship, IPOs, public markets, distressed assets, investing, AI, and building companies across multiple industries. Cathal is a serial entrepreneur, investor, and company builder who has launched five public companies over the pas...

People in this episode

Host: Conor Kearney

Guest: Cathal Friel

Topics covered

• entrepreneurship
• IPOs
• public markets
• investing
• AI
• company building

Keywords

• entrepreneurship
• IPO
• public companies
• investing
• AI
• distressed assets
• company building

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Raglan Capital, Business Builders

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