<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[ TwentyGoodQuestions]]></title><description><![CDATA[ TwentyGoodQuestions]]></description><link>https://www.twentygoodquestions.com/interviews</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 19:29:43 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.twentygoodquestions.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Collaborative Custody of Digital Assets with Chris McDonagh of Gannett Trust]]></title><description><![CDATA[INTEROFFICE MEMORANDUM TO: Christina McDonagh, Gannett Trust FROM: John McCarthy SUBJECT: Twenty Good Questions DATE: October 31, 2025 1. Some have said, “there is bitcoin, then there is everything else.” What makes bitcoin distinct from other digital assets? Bitcoin’s distinction stems from its monetary and governance design, which prioritizes long-term predictability. Bitcoin operates under a transparent and fixed monetary policy, with supply issuance governed by a predetermined schedule....]]></description><link>https://www.twentygoodquestions.com/post/collaborative-custody-of-digital-assets-with-chris-mcdonagh-of-gannett-trust</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a1511c3b3f40ff4eeeab052</guid><pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2026 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/11062b_34315673bc994087bdee57abebcfcce5~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>jmccar56</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Investing in the "To" in "Farm-To-Table" with Eric Larson​]]></title><description><![CDATA[INTEROFFICE MEMORANDUM TO: ERIC LARSON, TILIA HOLDINGS FROM: JOHN MCCARTHY SUBJECT: TWENTY GOOD QUESTIONS DATE: JUNE 30, 2025 1. You have founded two firms in Chicago. Linden in 2000 and Tilia in 2017. What inspired you to leave a growing enterprise to “start over”? During my business career, I have benefited from the support (and prodding) of several mentors. Centaur’s own John Schreiber, who I met in 1991, is one of them. John, along with others, has encouraged my entrepreneurial instincts....]]></description><link>https://www.twentygoodquestions.com/post/investing-in-the-to-in-farm-to-table-with-eric-larson</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a1510fab3f40ff4eeeaaed2</guid><pubDate>Tue, 16 Sep 2025 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/11062b_8815c6d973d74feeaf7b5f9040f0b503~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>jmccar56</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Creating World Class Golf with Nick Schreiber of Old Barnwell]]></title><description><![CDATA[INTEROFFICE MEMORANDUM TO: NICK SCHREIBER, OLD BARNWELL FROM: JOHN MCCARTHY SUBJECT: TWENTY GOOD QUESTIONS DATE: FEBRUARY 25, 2025 1. What are some early influences that may have led to your decision to build a world class golf course? It began simply with a love for the game of golf itself. I was introduced to golf almost by accident when I went to a tennis camp in grade school that also had a sister camp for youth golfers. As my father will tell you, I was jealous of the golfers who didn’t...]]></description><link>https://www.twentygoodquestions.com/post/creating-world-class-golf-with-nick-schreiber-of-old-barnwell</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a151022b3f40ff4eeeaacef</guid><pubDate>Tue, 25 Feb 2025 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d0636b83ee5a4d76a2998aa809c8c94a.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>jmccar56</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tech Enabled Healthcare with Travis Hughes of Hughes and Company]]></title><description><![CDATA[INTEROFFICE MEMORANDUM TO: Travis Hughes, Hughes &#38; Company FROM: John McCarthy SUBJECT: Twenty Good Questions DATE: July 29, 2024 1. You invest around the intersection of healthcare + software + market leaders. What events or forces in your background and career has brought you to this intersection? Professionally, I was fortunate to work in venture, buyout, and growth equity before starting Hughes &#38; Company. This gave me an appreciation for different investing styles and underwriting various...]]></description><link>https://www.twentygoodquestions.com/post/tech-enabled-healthcare-with-travis-hughes-of-hughes-and-company</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a150fe4b3f40ff4eeeaac65</guid><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jul 2024 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4c72f899bef74e5ab7c1e11c17d9e730.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>jmccar56</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Equity Focused with Scott Malpass of Grafton Street Partners]]></title><description><![CDATA[INTEROFFICE MEMORANDUM TO: SCOTT MALPASS, GRAFTON STREET PARTNERS FROM: JOHN MCCARTHY SUBJECT: TWENTY GOOD QUESTIONS DATE: JULY 17, 2024 1. “For those who know Notre Dame, no explanation’s needed. Those who don’t, no explanation will suffice.” - Lou Holtz After so many years as part of Notre Dame, what is your perspective on this quote? Lou said it perfectly. Notre Dame is an incredibly special place: the students are talented, ambitious, and down-to-earth; the faculty are leading scholars in...]]></description><link>https://www.twentygoodquestions.com/post/equity-focused-with-scott-malpass-of-grafton-street-partners</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a150f423a2a320e22f4b048</guid><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jul 2024 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3206646ceb6b41fa90c3f63279531957.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>jmccar56</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Building Healthcare Services with Samantha Gordon Webb of Revelstoke Capital Partners]]></title><description><![CDATA[INTEROFFICE MEMORANDUM TO: Samantha Gordon Webb, Revelstoke Capital Partners FROM: John McCarthy SUBJECT: Twenty Good Questions DATE: January 3, 2024 1. Did you find investment management, or did it find you? Actually, it is a bit of both! Out of college, I entered the management consulting industry, where I joined – at the time – Booz &#38; Company (originally part of Booz Allen Hamilton) and was part of the healthcare services practice. During this time, there was significant transformation and...]]></description><link>https://www.twentygoodquestions.com/post/building-healthcare-services-with-samantha-gordon-webb-of-revelstoke-capital-partners</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a150ea0b6bdb307fe721143</guid><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jan 2024 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/11062b_8bdd72f04c3e46d4b0d190fe004c04b7~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>jmccar56</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cyber Security and Machine Learning with Steve Berg of Lytical]]></title><description><![CDATA[INTEROFFICE MEMORANDUM TO: STEVE BERG, LYTICAL VENTURES FROM: JOHN MCCARTHY SUBJECT: TWENTY GOOD QUESTIONS DATE: APRIL 20, 2023 1. What was the inspiration for Intangibles podcast? (About | Intangibles Podcast) My belief that the biggest driver of success of venture deals is the team, and that understanding the people that make up these teams from a behavioral psychology perspective is helpful in assessing their ability for success. Studying behavioral psychology and sharing that work with...]]></description><link>https://www.twentygoodquestions.com/post/cyber-security-and-machine-learning-with-steve-berg-of-lytical</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a150db13a2a320e22f4ace8</guid><pubDate>Thu, 20 Apr 2023 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/489a2c8c728e4d4786747253c728fd65.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>jmccar56</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Affordable Housing with John Varones of Systima]]></title><description><![CDATA[INTEROFFICE MEMORANDUM TO: John Varones, Systima Management FROM: John P. McCarthy DATE: March 1, 2023 RE: Twenty Good Questions 1. “John started his finance and investment career as Executive Director of the Illinois Housing Development Authority, a $1.8 billion, 165-employee secondary mortgage market institution. At the time of his appointment, John was the youngest CEO of a state housing finance agency in the nation.”How did this come about? 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The idea of designing these structures was exciting and adventurous to me, and it certainly took me to some interesting places. I found after a few years, however, that the...]]></description><link>https://www.twentygoodquestions.com/post/clos-with-pim-van-schie-of-neuberger-berman</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a150c39d681fe01d169cca5</guid><pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2023 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/11062b_b2752c8c6f55484e8b230ba3cac64394~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>jmccar56</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Health Care Innovation with Matt Arens of First Light]]></title><description><![CDATA[INTEROFFICE MEMORANDUM TO: JOHN MCCARTHYFROM: MATT ARENS, FIRST LIGHT ASSET MANAGEMENTSUBJECT: RESPONSES TO TWENTY GOOD QUESTIONSDATE: SEPTEMBER 16, 2022 1. What is an area of health care public policy that is going in the right direction? Access to health care. It is one of the rare instances in which numerous groups are joining forces with important constituents to try to make significant improvements. Of course, “access to care” is a broad term that applies to a variety of situations, but...]]></description><link>https://www.twentygoodquestions.com/post/health-care-innovation-with-matt-arens-of-first-light</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a150bc5d681fe01d169cb80</guid><pubDate>Fri, 16 Sep 2022 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/11062b_6b48b28f794b425eab23eaf5734a8e41~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>jmccar56</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Unloved Credits with Kari Johnson of O'Brien Staley]]></title><description><![CDATA[INTEROFFICE MEMORANDUM TO: KARI JOHNSON, O’BRIEN STALEY PARTNERSFROM: JOHN MCCARTHYSUBJECT: TWENTY GOOD QUESTIONSDATE: JUNE 16, 2022CC: 1. You worked for a global company (Cargill), and then help launch a start-up money manager. If you could go back to the early days of the firm, what do you know now that you wish you knew back then? Seek a culture where you can bring all of you. I recall during my undergrad, sitting with my English advisor in his office as he encouraged me to seek a career...]]></description><link>https://www.twentygoodquestions.com/post/unloved-credits-with-kari-johnson-of-o-brien-staley</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a150b79b6bdb307fe720a6e</guid><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jun 2022 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/11062b_c00b4058bb3b458d906d759d57090538~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>jmccar56</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[International Small Caps with Zach Eagan of Anthropocene Capital Management​]]></title><description><![CDATA[INTEROFFICE MEMORANDUM TO: ZACH EGAN, ANTHROPOCENE CAPITAL MANAGEMENTFROM: JOHN P. MCCARTHYSUBJECT: TWENTY GOOD QUESTIONSDATE: AUGUST 9, 2021CC: 1. You left a very large mutual fund company, to start a small money manager. Why? As often happens in large organizations, my role had evolved over the almost twenty years I was at the same firm and encompassed increasingly more managerial oversight duties. This took me away from what initially attracted me to the field, namely fundamental research...]]></description><link>https://www.twentygoodquestions.com/post/international-small-caps-with-zach-eagan-of-anthropocene-capital-management</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a14e35cd681fe01d16977ef</guid><pubDate>Mon, 09 Aug 2021 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3c6ada28ceb647b9942b2a23290d3184.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>jmccar56</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Investing and Building Hedged Funds with Scott Schweighauser of Borealis Strategic Capital]]></title><description><![CDATA[INTEROFFICE MEMORANDUM TO: JOHN MCCARTHYFROM: SCOTT SCHWEIGHAUSERSUBJECT: TWENTY GOOD QUESTIONSDATE: APRIL 8TH, 2021 1. You helped build an excellent investment organization [Aurora Investment Management], from early days, and grew it to a large and market leading position, then managed its decline and liquidation. What are the major lessons of this rise and decline? So many lessons! When Dan Harris, Patrick Sheedy, Chris Gorter, and I were forming Borealis in the autumn of 2016, we spent...]]></description><link>https://www.twentygoodquestions.com/post/investing-and-building-hedged-funds-with-scott-schweighauser-of-borealis-strategic-capital</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a14e29cb6bdb307fe71b44d</guid><pubDate>Thu, 08 Apr 2021 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/11062b_a127991aade34fdaa4732e6692b96258~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>jmccar56</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Municipal Finance with Bob Lind of Lind Capital Management]]></title><description><![CDATA[INTEROFFICE MEMORANDUM TO: BOB LINDFROM: JOHN MCCARTHYSUBJECT: TWENTY GOOD QUESTIONSDATE: MARCH 31, 2021 1. What might cause Illinois or Chicago face a possible “Detroit style” restructuring in the coming years and what might be needed to avoid this? Illinois and Chicago are both plagued by unfunded liability issues, pension and OPEB. Failure to successfully address these issues will likely result in continuing fiscal challenges as these expenses consume an increasing percentage of annual...]]></description><link>https://www.twentygoodquestions.com/post/municipal-finance-with-bob-lind-of-lind-capital-management</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a14e1f8f3bc0136e51bfe55</guid><pubDate>Wed, 31 Mar 2021 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/11062b_2c8b22cbc8834efb8e9743cd3b8bfb76~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>jmccar56</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Software with Devin Mathews of ParkerGale​]]></title><description><![CDATA[INTEROFFICE MEMORANDUM TO: DEVIN MATHEWS, PARKER GALEFROM: JOHN P. MCCARTHYSUBJECT: TWENTY GOOD QUESTIONSDATE: MARCH 2, 2021CC: 1. Software as a Service (SaaS) is widely considered an attractive business model. Why? One word -- predictability. Business-to-Business SaaS companies are often paid annually in advance for their products (creating growing Deferred Revenue accounts on the balance sheet that help deliver steady revenue in the future) and many B2B SaaS companies often sell multi-year...]]></description><link>https://www.twentygoodquestions.com/post/software-with-devin-mathews-of-parkergale</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a14d908183a32d20e32020e</guid><pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2021 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a1b0cc61a85e412780455c95b145516a.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>jmccar56</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Telecoms with Jennifer Fritzsche of Canopy Spectrum]]></title><description><![CDATA[INTEROFFICE MEMORANDUM TO: JENNIFER FRITZSCHE FROM: JOHN MCCARTHY SUBJECT: TWENTY GOOD QUESTIONS DATE: FEBRUARY 20, 2021CC: 1. What is the biggest technological change in telecoms in recent years? The shift away from POTS (“Plain Old Telecom Service”) to data consumption. This is true on both the wired and wireless side. 2. Is 5G a revolutionary change or an evolutionary change? Revolutionary….will be larger and much more transformational than any prior “G” (generation) upgrade. Although the...]]></description><link>https://www.twentygoodquestions.com/post/telecoms-with-jennifer-fritzsche-of-canopy-spectrum</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a14d6f2b3f40ff4eeea3668</guid><pubDate>Sat, 20 Feb 2021 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5f9c54a99a2d45f4a2faedb15b964ad2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>jmccar56</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Financials with Wayne Goldstein of Endicott]]></title><description><![CDATA[INTEROFFICE MEMORANDUM TO: WAYNE GOLDSTEIN, ENDICOTT GROUPFROM: JOHN P. MCCARTHYSUBJECT: TWENTY GOOD QUESTIONSDATE: FEBRUARY 5, 2021CC: 1. You left a growing investment bank, which dominated its market, to start a small money manager. What were the early days of Endicott like? I was motivated to leave Sandler O’Neill for 2 main reasons: I wanted to be an investor rather than an advisor. Having built Sandler during the S&#38;L / economic crisis of the late 80’s, I realized that I would prefer to...]]></description><link>https://www.twentygoodquestions.com/post/financials-with-wayne-goldstein-of-endicott</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a14e0eb183a32d20e321057</guid><pubDate>Fri, 05 Feb 2021 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3c43f23f4ec8459ebf346d51d6fd8ed3.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>jmccar56</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[BioTech with Marc Schneidman of Aquilo Capital​]]></title><description><![CDATA[INTEROFFICE MEMORANDUM TO: MARC SCHNEIDMAN, AQUILO CAPITAL FROM: JOHN P. MCCARTHY SUBJECT: TWENTY GOOD QUESTIONS DATE: DECEMBER 2, 2020CC: 1. Has medical research neglected virology in recent years? No, medical research has not moved away from virology, but the majority of work is being done in academic centers, not industry. 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