He commands a portfolio of more than 50 software companies that employ 72,000 people and generate combined annual revenues of $21 billion, including control and non-control investments. “This was an example for me of stopping and thinking deeper and broader about a new movement that was currently not applying to us, but I now feel will be applicable in a big way for Thoma Bravo.”Īt the age of 51, Bravo runs Thoma Bravo, which has used a groundbreaking approach to software buyouts to arguably become the hottest private equity firm on the planet. “When I’d socialize, I would come across young people who were heavily involved in crypto projects of all kinds and I learned from the ground up,” says Bravo. Without any in-person meetings to attend, Bravo spent a lot of time talking randomly to people about bitcoin BTCUSD, +1.92%, particularly around Dorado Beach, named for the Spanish word for “golden,” just 23 miles west of the capital of San Juan. Wandering around in flip flops on sandy stretches of Caribbean coastline on Puerto Rico’s north shore, Bravo found that many of the people he met were passionate about cryptocurrencies and eager to share their views. Orlando Bravo, the billionaire chief of private equity firm Thoma Bravo, had left San Francisco to spend the first months of the pandemic on the island where he grew up. Im just not signing off on it.While the nation was in lockdown mode in the spring of 2020, the nation’s most successful private equity software investor found himself in Puerto Rico with nothing to do. But the fact of the matter remains the man sells records, and is obviously doing something right. Considering all of the underrated talent that lies within Hip-Hops borders, the fact that Lloyd has a record deal and the amenities to be able to hire top shelf producers to make him sound good is a mind-bender. With Lessons in Love, Lloyd makes a valiant effort at attempting to join the ranks of the Ushers and Babyfaces of contemporary R&B, but pales in comparison.
The live instrumentation in Sex Education and Love Making 101 switches up the vibe, while Polows synth-heavy production on Party All Over Your Body is just well-produced.
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With the aid from Big Reese, Jasper Cameron and Polow da Don, Lloyd manages to have an album full of probable hits. The production on Lessons in Love is another one of the few things keeping this album afloat. However, taking these songs at face value is recommended, as the subject matter remains the same and continues to fall flat. Girls Around The World, the albums first single, samples Eric B and Rakim and features a Lil Wayne cameo, and Love Making 101 features a guitar solo, easily one of the albums highlights. It also wouldnt hurt if he attempted to write better lyrics than Please have my baby/Yeah, Im talking to you/If you wanna have my baby/Heres what you do/Take your clothes off, found on Please Have My Baby. There are a handful of enjoyable songs on Lessons in Love.
The realization of this being Lloyds style and the genre hes pinned himself to comes to mind, but it wouldnt hurt to switch it up. The biggest problem with this album is the monotony in subject matter. Very literally, he turns this song into the step-by-step program about sex, making it known that he wants to make an A, and will show you his if you show him yours. Although it hasnt been very long since we had our last offering from Lloyd, one of the Souths more well-known crooners hopped back into the studio after his platinum selling sophomore album, Street Love, to release his latest collection of clichéd anthem of sex and love balladry, Lessons in Love.Following the albums title as a loose concept, Lloyd jumps into Sex Education, a light-hearted and upbeat number with live instrumentation.
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