Looking Back at 2022 and Looking Forward to 2023
By Laureen DeBuono
As we all know, 2022 presented many challenges to each of us, on many fronts. From the ebbing yet persistent pandemic, to business disruptions, the lack of equity capital, the Ukraine war and its impacts on supply chains and global food sources, the “good and bad” of hybrid work formats,…Read More
Read MoreManaging Cybersecurity Risks: Protecting Against Ransomware
By Jeff Kuhn
In April 2021 my partner at FLG, Fuad Ahmad, wrote a post titled Managing Cybersecurity Risk: The Role of the CFO. His key points remain timely and highly relevant today. In this post I want to address perhaps the most pernicious, rapidly growing, and dangerous threat to Cybersecurity today: Ransomware….Read More
Read MoreChanging Business Models: The CFO’s Role When Pivoting for Success
By Nancy Hargreaves
As a CEO, when a board member or investor questions the feasibility of your company’s business model, you might be tempted to counter with the pat response “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it”. But what if your business model IS broken? What should you do then? I work frequently…Read More
Read MoreFive Common CFO Challenges and How to Handle Them
By Stephanie Roberts
Over the course of my career as a CFO, I’ve had the privilege of working with many different CEOs and management teams. I’ve seen several common themes emerge, lessons learned if you will, which have tended to repeat themselves in my experience. (Credit to Sequoia Capital for # 2 and…Read More
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