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Orlando Bravo's key mentor and the person who hired him into the private equity industry after he graduated from Stanford. He encouraged Bravo's initial exploration into tech and software investing.

Thoma Bravo's standardized post-acquisition strategy. It involves working with management to implement immediate and decisive cost cuts (typically 10-20%) at closing, establishing a baseline of profitability, and then focusing on top-line growth through sales and add-on acquisitions.

Thoma Bravo's core investment strategy, focusing on acquiring established software companies, particularly those with recurring revenue. This strategy began in the early 2000s when such companies were considered undervalued.

A titan of private equity that specializes in software buyouts, now facing extreme challenges as AI disrupts SaaS debt underwriting.

The managing partner of Thoma Bravo, renowned for his software investment strategies but currently navigating an industry-wide SaaS restructuring.

A mental health disorder that ketamine and other therapies aim to treat.

A specific mental health condition that Johnson mentions as being improvable through the prioritization of high-quality sleep.

A stimulant Johnson advises to stop consuming around noon due to its 6-hour half-life, which can disrupt sleep patterns if taken later in the day.

Bryan Johnson's core philosophy, which he frames not just as a health goal but as the next major ideology for humanity, on par with democracy or capitalism.

Entrepreneurs launching businesses influenced by VC valuations.

The region of the brain responsible for executive functions like willpower. Johnson states that its function is severely impaired by a lack of sleep.

A cognitive function that Johnson explains is directly dependent on sleep quality, as sleep deprivation causes the prefrontal cortex to go offline.