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Principal and Advisor, Transform Labs
Ryan Frederick is an ex developer turned business leader; helps firms build software products and solve data challenges; angel investor and mentor; launched i.c.stars digital-skills workforce program; author of The Founder’s Manual and Sell Naked; speaker on product growth, leadership.

Transform Labs is a product and data consulting firm that helps organizations turn vision into measurable progress through technology, solving complex data problems, building scalable web/mobile/IoT products, and automating IT processes across industries like manufacturing, healthcare, distribution, retail, and nonprofits.
Explore more M&A podcasts and playbooks to source, diligence, and close founder-led deals, and learn repeatable systems across outreach, data, diligence, financing, and post-close execution from buyers, operators, and specialists.
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Portfolio Ops, Playbooks & Value Creation
Operate
Private Equity
Lee McCabe
Lee argues the traditional PE operating partner model is broken and details his three-step fix.

Portfolio Ops, Playbooks & Value Creation
Operate
Private Equity
Edwin Yun
Edwin Yun spent 7 years in private equity across two firms), then left to build Road to Carry Newsletter

Quality of Earnings and Deal Risk
Diligence
Advisor
Matt Estadt
We go deep on the most common friction points: add-backs and pro forma adjustments, why net working capital pegs create post-close surprises
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Portfolio Ops, Playbooks & Value Creation
Operate
Advisor
Cole Strandberg
Collision repair is consolidating fast, and the buyer universe is deeper than most operators realize.
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Cold Email & Messaging
Operate
Specialist
Ryan Frederick
Transform Labs has spent over 15 years building AI-driven software for middle-market service, distribution, and manufacturing companies.