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S11E3: Bain Private Equity Case Interview Example (Gumby's Pizza)

Jul 14, 2023

49:13

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Episode notes

Introduction

5min

How to Solve a Pizza Chain in Three Years

2min

How to Evaluate a Pizza Chain

2min

How to Evaluate a Pizza Chain Shop

2min

How to Valuable Gumby

2min

How to Valuation a Pizza Franchise

2min

The Competitive Landscape of the South of the U.S.

2min

Gumbies Leads the Market Share in Customer Service Segment

2min

How to Figure Out Where to Play for Gumbies

2min

10.

The Growth of the Market for Dumbies

3min

11.

How to Grow Margin for a Pizza Delivery Business

2min

12.

How to Double Margin Over the Next Three Years

4min

13.

The Most Popular Products Sold by Gum Bees

2min

14.

How to Increase Pizza Margins

2min

15.

How to Increase Margin in Consulting

3min

16.

The Beauty and Challenge of an Interview We Led Case

5min

17.

How to Double Down on Pizza

3min

18.

How to Think About Structure in General

6min

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It's July and case prep is heating up as interview season comes around. Today's episode is a case interview demonstration in Bain's style of interview.

Our two stars - Divya Agarwal (former McKinsey Assoc. Partner, case coach) and Toma (4th year PhD) - demonstrate what to expect in a Bain interview. The case features a PE firm considering an acquisition of a pizza chain.

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