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Over the past two decades, I’ve worked with more than 30 startups across AI, SaaS, semiconductors, and adtech. Twenty-two of those companies were acquired. Two were shut down. The rest are still fighting in the best way. Along the way, I’ve been part of 12 exit teams. Those numbers mean a lot to me, but they don’t tell the whole story. Why Fractional? When I started doing fractional CFO work, the model wasn’t as well understood as it is today. Most people did fractional work

When should you hire a CFO? I’ve been asked by many people about when they should hire a CFO. Having a CFO is an integral as having a...

I decided that I will make my life easier. My family requires a great deal of my time and I fulfill many roles – short order cook,...

I’ve been asked about how to “juggle it all” when you have 3 careers - parenting kids, professional career, and volunteer work. Having a...

This is a repost of a blog that I wrote in 2013. Originally published on Gusto's website. I recently read Wild by Cheryl Strayed, the...

Long ago, I used Excel in college to do some of my papers for my Econ major. Excel was considered to be relatively new at the time. When...

I had the privilege of working with Alan Patricof when he was on the board of Pulse (now, Linkedin) and I was the CFO from 2010–2013....

Last year, I published an article on "What's in your finance tech stack?" This time, I am publishing the article with a date as the...

Last year, we read Will Guidara ’s Unreasonable Hospitality and talked about how we could apply it to MotherDuck . I had posted about...

Finance leaders — especially those who work at high-growth SaaS companies — are constantly being pulled in a million different...