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Portfolio growth
The first 100 days of growth
A practical PE marketing plan with four decision gates, named owners, a first-board reporting template and checks before you increase spend.
Read the guide : The first 100 days of growthTHE OPERATING LIBRARY / TENTH
Better questions.
Decisions you can act on.
Practical guides for private equity firms and their portfolio companies. Plan the first 100 days, test a growth thesis and build systems your team can own.
Choose a decisionFIVE GUIDES. WORKSHEETS INCLUDED.
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Deal diligence
Test the growth thesis before close
Separate public signals from account evidence with a PE growth diligence checklist, data request and decision record for the first post-close priorities.
Read the guide : Test the growth thesis before close03
AI operations
Choose the first AI workflow
Select an AI workflow with an evidence checklist, a practical priority matrix and a time-saving calculator that includes human review.
Read the guide : Choose the first AI workflow04
Capability ownership
Choose who should run growth
Compare agency support, internal hiring and a run-build-transfer model by responsibility, access, cost scope and the evidence needed for handover.
Read the guide : Choose who should run growth05
AI operations
Prove your team can run the system
Use a practical AI handover checklist covering access, evaluation, recovery, training, cost ownership and a witnessed acceptance test.
Read the guide : Prove your team can run the systemBUYER'S SHORTLISTS
Who to hire, ranked on stated criteria.01
Growth diligence
Best digital marketing due diligence firms
Seven types of digital marketing due diligence providers for private equity, ranked on 5 stated criteria, with named examples and a fit guide.
Read the shortlist : Best digital marketing due diligence firms02
Portfolio growth
Best marketing agencies for portfolio companies
Seven types of marketing agencies for PE-owned companies, ranked on 5 stated criteria, with named examples, Clutch ratings and a fit guide.
Read the shortlist : Best marketing agencies for portfolio companiesBuilt for the operating conversation.
Each guide includes a direct answer, a working checklist and a next decision. Methods and examples are Tenth's editorial planning aids. They are not customer results, validated benchmarks or guarantees.
Primary sources support the specific factual points they accompany. For the current service scope, see Managed Growth, AI Transformation and Growth Diligence.