<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Analytics CC Blog — What Good Looks Like</title><description>Practical insights on analytics strategy and operational visibility for mid-market leaders.</description><link>https://analytics-cc.com/</link><language>en-us</language><item><title>The 35% Turnover Problem PE Diligence Doesn&apos;t Catch</title><link>https://analytics-cc.com/blog/35pct-turnover-problem/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://analytics-cc.com/blog/35pct-turnover-problem/</guid><description>Your QofE confirmed the EBITDA. It didn&apos;t confirm who creates it. 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Here&apos;s how acquirers actually earn it.</description><pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>post-acquisition</category><category>trust-building</category><category>employee-retention</category><category>owner-operator</category><author>Alex Escoriaza</author></item><item><title>Why Roll-Up Integration Stalls at Six Platforms</title><link>https://analytics-cc.com/blog/roll-up-integration-platforms/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://analytics-cc.com/blog/roll-up-integration-platforms/</guid><description>You acquire 6 companies. Each runs a different platform for the same function. Here&apos;s the 0/30/90 framework that stops integration from dragging on forever.</description><pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>roll-ups</category><category>post-acquisition</category><category>integration</category><category>PE-backed</category><category>systems</category><author>Alex Escoriaza</author></item><item><title>Five Acquisition Mistakes Operators Keep Repeating</title><link>https://analytics-cc.com/blog/acquisition-mistakes-hindsight/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://analytics-cc.com/blog/acquisition-mistakes-hindsight/</guid><description>The acquisition mistakes that hurt most aren&apos;t in the spreadsheet. They&apos;re in priorities, pacing, and psychology — and operators keep making the same five.</description><pubDate>Sat, 14 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>acquisition</category><category>operator-lessons</category><category>due-diligence</category><category>post-acquisition</category><author>Alex Escoriaza</author></item><item><title>Why Data Access Is the Real Day 1 Problem</title><link>https://analytics-cc.com/blog/data-visibility-post-close/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://analytics-cc.com/blog/data-visibility-post-close/</guid><description>Most PE operators fly blind on KPIs for months post-close. A 4-step framework to build operational visibility when nobody&apos;s handing you the data.</description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>post-acquisition</category><category>data-visibility</category><category>value-creation</category><category>PE-backed</category><category>operating-partner</category><author>Alex Escoriaza</author></item><item><title>The DD Type PE Firms Skip (And Pay For Later)</title><link>https://analytics-cc.com/blog/operational-dd-gap/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://analytics-cc.com/blog/operational-dd-gap/</guid><description>PE firms run financial, commercial, legal, and tax diligence on every deal. 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Here&apos;s how to build systems that outlast individuals.</description><pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>post-acquisition</category><category>founder-transition</category><category>systems</category><category>PE-backed</category><author>Alex Escoriaza</author></item><item><title>Why Data Organization Must Come Before AI Strategy</title><link>https://analytics-cc.com/blog/data-organization-ai-prerequisite/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://analytics-cc.com/blog/data-organization-ai-prerequisite/</guid><description>Everyone&apos;s racing to adopt AI. But without clean, organized data, it&apos;s just expensive guessing. Here&apos;s what PE professionals are seeing.</description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2026 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>private-equity</category><category>AI</category><category>data-strategy</category><category>value-creation</category><category>operating-partner</category><author>Alex Escoriaza</author></item><item><title>The Portfolio Monitoring Problem: Why Your Portcos Send You Garbage Data (And How to Fix It)</title><link>https://analytics-cc.com/blog/portfolio-monitoring-problem/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://analytics-cc.com/blog/portfolio-monitoring-problem/</guid><description>You run a PE fund with eight portfolio companies. Each month, you get eight different formats, eight different definitions of &apos;revenue,&apos; and eight headaches. Here&apos;s why this keeps happening—and what actually works.</description><pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2026 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>private-equity</category><category>portfolio-monitoring</category><category>value-creation</category><category>KPIs</category><category>operating-partner</category><author>Alex Escoriaza</author></item><item><title>Beyond the Spreadsheets: What PE&apos;s Day One Playbook Gets Wrong About Operations</title><link>https://analytics-cc.com/blog/beyond-spreadsheets-pe-operations/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://analytics-cc.com/blog/beyond-spreadsheets-pe-operations/</guid><description>Financial due diligence tells you what a business earned. It can&apos;t tell you if it can keep earning it. Here&apos;s how to get operational ground truth before the numbers lie to you.</description><pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>private-equity</category><category>operational-due-diligence</category><category>value-creation</category><category>manufacturing</category><category>portfolio-operations</category><author>Alex Escoriaza</author></item></channel></rss>