With over 17 years of experience in digital banking implementation and delivery, I am a highly skilled Mobile Technical Architect and a leading expert in the field of mobile development. My expertise encompasses a broad range of programming languages, including Temenos Infinity, Kony, React, React Native, Angular, JavaScript, HTML, Java, jQuery, SQL, XML, JSON, Webpack, and Babel. I specialize in web and mobile development, digital banking cloud services, API development, NLP and Chatbots, with a profound knowledge of Temenos Infinity, Micro Services, T24, and Non-Transact core integrations.

Throughout my career, I have distinguished myself as a leader and innovator. I have effectively led teams, mentored colleagues, and delivered comprehensive and clear documentation to clients, always prioritizing effective communication, leadership, and teamwork. My commitment to continuous learning drives me to constantly explore, assess, and adopt new technologies to enhance development efficiency.

I am certified as an AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate and a Kony Certified Developer, and have been recognized multiple times for my exceptional contributions to the field. My innovative spirit was notably acknowledged when I won the Best Innovation Award in 2015 for the Photoshop Visualizer Extension during an Innovation Hackathon. Additionally, my global perspective is enriched by over six years of experience working at various client locations.

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Sastry Kasibotla

Helping Executives and Professionals break into Private Equity as Operating Partners, Executives, Board Directors, or PE-Backed Buyers — positions most never knew were accessible to them.

The Real Problem: Most executives are invisible to PE not because they lack credentials, but because they position themselves wrong. They send resumes (job seeker signal) when PE needs Investment Theses (owner signal). They speak corporate language when PE needs value creation metrics.

My Background: Founder & CEO Single Family Office, Independent Board Director on a dozen boards and Chair of the PDA PE Portfolio Company Certification Task Force. Former PE Principal who made the same transition you want. 100+ M&A transactions and raised over $1 billion in capital. I've been the operator PE firms hire, the board director who advises them, and the investor evaluating thousands of deals & candidates. 

What I Do: I know exactly what they want and what works and compress the typical 18-24 month ‘if ever’ DIY struggle into 12 weeks. Executive & Professional strategic refinement of positioning and Introductions, without losing months of 'Opportunities'

•	PE Strategic Positioning 
•	PE-Readiness Assessment & Gap Analysis
•	Investment Thesis Development
•	Impact Story & Portfolio Examples
•	Targeted PE Network Introduction Map
•	Investment Thesis Pitch Event Invitation
•	Direct PE Introduction Events
•	Private Group Community (Peer networking bonus)

Your track record doesn't expire—your market window does. Let's talk about your PE transition.

Greg Head

PE doesn't fund stories. It funds these 5 numbers (Bonus 6th) and a Pro-tip

The deal thesis that get funded share 5 components

1. Market Position Clarity

Don't say "we're a leader in our space."

Show the math:
- Revenue rank vs top 3 competitors
- Market share percentage
- Customer concentration (top 10 clients = what % of revenue?)

PE partners want proof, not positioning statements

2. Growth Trajectory Evidence

Past performance matters less than future momentum

Include:
- 3-year revenue CAGR
- Customer retention rate
- Pipeline coverage ratio
- New market expansion timeline

If you can't show 15%+ organic growth potential, explain the acquisition strategy

3. Operational Leverage Points

Most executives hand me a strategy deck

I want to see the math on what's broken and how you'll fix it

Last month, a CEO showed me their sales team was closing 12% of qualified leads

Industry standard? 28%

That gap = $4.2M in annual revenue sitting on the table

Or take tech stack

I reviewed a $50M business running on 6 different CRMs because they'd acquired competitors but did pre-diligence the data to integrating systems

Just consolidating to one platform would save $180K annually and cut their sales cycle by 11 days

But now it'ss cost them well into the six $figures to align the data

Working capital is another goldmine people miss

I've seen companies with 65-day payment terms to suppliers but giving customers 90 days

Flip that dynamic, and you unlock $2M in cash without changing a thing about the actual business

Put dollar amounts next to each lever

Real numbers from your P&L

Not "we'll improve margins." 

Show me: 

"Renegotiating our top 5 supplier contracts = 240 basis points of gross margin."

4. Management Team Depth

PE doesn't invest in solo acts

Show your bench:
- Who runs what P&L
- Track record of each leader
- Gaps you'll fill with their capital

I've seen great deals die because the CEO and his bench couldn't/wouldn't prove the transferability of their knowledge

They thought it gave them a stronger negotiating position and security

What it was weaken them

5. Exit Math

Work backwards from their return target

If they need 7x in 5 years:
- What's the exit multiple?
- What EBITDA gets you there?
- What has to be true?

BONUS #6:

If the plan is to take a $50M revenue company to $150M

Show them what it costs (or will cost) to add the next dollar in revenue...then multiply by $100M

That's what they need to know

Show you understand their business model

The executives who get funded think like investors before the first meeting

They don't pitch businesses

They present investment opportunities

PRO-TIP: Do it on a One-Page Deal Thesis

Want a copy of my 'The One-Page Deal Thesis Framework'?

1. Connect with me
2. Comment "THESIS"

I will DM the full 47-page vault to you

P.S. Repost this and I will send it to you first

Helping Professionals break into Private Equity as Operating Partners, Executives, Board Directors, or PE-backed buyer | PE-Executive Coach | Founder Single Family Office | 100+ M&A Deals | $1B Capital Raised

I've sat on both sides of 100+ M&A transactions over 25 years as a PE principal and family office CEO.

What Bain just quantified in their 2026 Global PE Report is something I watched happen in real time across deal rooms, board meetings, and portfolio company reviews.

The math of private equity has fundamentally changed.

A decade ago, a typical buyout needed 5% annual EBITDA growth to hit a 2.5x MOIC over five years.

Leverage was doing the heavy lifting at roughly 50% of the purchase price. 

Rates were 6-7%. 
Multiples were climbing. 
The operator was useful, not essential.

Today, with borrowing costs at 8-9% and leverage ratios compressed to 30-40% of purchase price, that same 2.5x return requires 10-12% annual EBITDA growth.

That is not a marginal adjustment.

That is a complete restructuring of where returns come from.

Multiple expansion is not reliable. 

Financial engineering is not sufficient. 

The operator is now the return.

Meanwhile, the industry is sitting on 32,000 unsold portfolio companies worth $3.8 trillion. 

Average holding periods have drifted to seven years. 

Distributions as a percentage of NAV have held below 15% for four consecutive years.

That is not a capital problem.

That is an operational execution problem at scale.

The executives who understand this shift, who arrive at PE conversations with an investment thesis instead of a resume, who speak EBITDA growth and cash conversion cycle instead of functional titles and team size, are the most valuable people in the room right now.

The ones waiting for the old playbook to come back are watching a window close.

12 is the new 5. 

The operators who understand what that means are already positioning for it.

Helping Professionals break into Private Equity as Operating Partners, Executives, Board Directors, or PE-backed buyer | How to sell your business to PE | Founder Single Family Office | 100+ deals | $1 billion raised

Bain Global Private Equity Report 2026

One word on your LinkedIn profile is quietly closing PE doors.

That word: "Fractional."

The word 'fractional' on your profile isn't positioning. 

It's a red flag.

Here's what they see:
- "Unemployed" - a placeholder until a real role shows up
- "Advisor" - someone who gives advice and leaves
- "Vendor" - an outsider, not a peer

PE doesn't run companies. 

They manage investments. 

That's why they need operators embedded in the business who can drive EBITDA expansion toward exit. 

Fractional operators don't do that.

They need operators who stay, execute, and drive EBITDA expansion toward a 3x-5x exit. 

Not gap-fillers. 

Not consultants.

When your profile screams "fractional," you're not being considered for Operating Partner. 

You're being filed under "unstructured risk"

The fix is simpler than you think:
1. Remove "Fractional" from your headline
2. Cut hourly and retainer language from your bio
3. “I've led 3 companies to 4x+ EBITDA expansion and successful exits” 

Don't say "I fill gaps in your org chart."
Say "I drive EBITDA expansion and exit readiness."

Fractional is a commodity. 
Operating Partners get equity, board seats, and 3x-5x upside 

If you want PE to see you as an insider, you have to stop positioning yourself as a vendor.

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