Graeme

Graeme

Vienna, VA
CEO at Crawford McMillan | Helping PE firms protect and grow company valuations with clean, reliable data.
15
Sep
Reading your industry's obituary draft over breakfast.

Reading your industry's obituary draft over breakfast.

Hey all, I dug into the data center water usage question this week after hearing some new angles on a
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08
Sep
“Drunk on multiple expansion.” A PE operator names the era.

“Drunk on multiple expansion.” A PE operator names the era.

Hey all! This week's ‘adventures with teenagers’ involved a trip to a super cool venue in DC to
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01
Sep
Beaten by a calculator I'd never heard of

Beaten by a calculator I'd never heard of

I took my first ever SAT exam this week. My 16-year-old has just entered his junior year at
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18
Aug
Five questions that make a board pause

Five questions that make a board pause

Hey there, I’ve been trying to make the most of time with the kids before they head back to
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11
Aug
The 80% failure rate nobody underwrites

The 80% failure rate nobody underwrites

I was up in Indianapolis last week watching my eldest son compete in the DCI Marching Band World Championships. Watching
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04
Aug
Nobody blames ChatGPT when it rains on your itinerary

Nobody blames ChatGPT when it rains on your itinerary

We had friends in town this last weekend so I spent a lot of time doing the DC tourist thing
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21
Jul
A $500K token bill, from one user, in one month

A $500K token bill, from one user, in one month

Hello there! This past weekend was frankly apocalyptic in Northern Virginia with the unbearable temperatures and the smoke-filled sky.
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13
Jul

The AI machine kept buying. Nobody in the room questioned it. $881 million later, Zillow shut the whole unit

The mid-year travel flurry continued this week with a trip down to Miami. I was able to attend the
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30
Jun
Two groups behind Tom Brady in Ireland

Two groups behind Tom Brady in Ireland

Hey there! My latest adventures in jet lag saw my pop across to Ireland last week, where I was lucky
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18
Jun

I waited 28 years for Scotland. LPs are waiting 7 years for their capital back.

Hey there, I've been in various states of 'under the weather' the last few weeks with
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