Category: The Accidental CFO
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๐ง๐ต๐ฒย ๐๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฎ๐นย ๐๐๐ขย โย ๐ช๐ต๐ย ๐ฌ๐ผ๐๐ฟย ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒย ๐ง๐ฒ๐ฎ๐บย ๐๐ย ๐๐ณ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ฑย ๐ผ๐ณย ๐๐ย (๐๐ป๐ฑย ๐๐ผ๐ย ๐๐ผย ๐๐ถ๐ ย ๐๐)
โStories and lessons from an unexpected journey in finance.โ I recently spoke with a CFO at a scaling enterprise who was incredibly frustrated. They had invested heavily in new generative AI and automation tools, but the finance team simply refused to use them. The initial assumption was that the team was just being stubborn. But…
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The Accidental CFO โ The Automation Illusion (Why Bad Processes Break Good Software)
โStories and lessons from an unexpected journey in finance.โ I once stepped into a scaling organization that was incredibly proud of their latest tech investment. They had just dropped $2.5M on a top-tier, enterprise-grade ERP system. The pitch from the vendor was irresistible: seamless workflows, zero manual data entry, and a frictionless financial engine. The…
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The Accidental CFO โ The Turnaround Mindset: Leading When Everythingโs on Fire
โStories and lessons from an unexpected journey in finance.โ Every CFO eventually faces a fire. Sometimes itโs a liquidity crunch. Sometimes itโs an underperforming business or a team thatโs lost its confidence. In those moments, itโs easy to default to panic, blame, or brute-force cost cuts. But real turnarounds donโt start with numbers โ they…
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๐ง๐ต๐ฒย ๐๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฎ๐นย ๐๐๐ขย โย ๐๐๐ข๐:ย ๐ง๐ต๐ฒย ๐จ๐ป๐๐๐ป๐ดย ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ป๐ดย ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐บ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐
Stories and lessons from an unexpected journey in finance. I was recently sitting in a go-to-market strategy session where the tension in the room was palpable. Sales wanted a massive discount to land a marquee logo. Marketing was pushing a new freemium tier to drive top-of-funnel volume. And everyone was staring at me, waiting for…
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๐ง๐ต๐ฒย ๐๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฎ๐นย ๐๐๐ขย โย ๐ง๐ต๐ฒย ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐๐ป๐ฒย ๐ฑ๐ฌ๐ฌย ๐ง๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฝย ๐ถ๐ปย ๐ฎย ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ดย ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐๐
Stories and lessons from an unexpected journey in finance. Years ago, while stepping into a chaotic, PE-backed growth company, I hired a brilliant VP of Finance straight out of a Fortune 500 behemoth. She was an absolute powerhouse of structure, control, and process. But by week three, she was sitting in my office, visibly exhausted…
