Leadership Lessons and Insights from Sam Shank, Founder of HotelTonight
By FLG Partners
FLG Partners had the privilege of hosting a fireside chat with Sam Shank, seasoned entrepreneur, Advisor, Board Member, and Founder & former CEO of HotelTonight, the revolutionary mobile app acquired by Airbnb in 2019. During this insightful webinar, Sam was interviewed by FLG’s former Managing Partner Laureen DeBuono with whom…Read More
Read MoreDeepSeek: Good or Bad for the AI Ecosystem?
By Kenton Chow
In January 2025, China-founded DeepSeek announced the release of its R1 Large Language Model (LLM), which has massively disrupted global markets. DeepSeek’s R1 self-reported training cost was under $6 million, a tiny fraction of the billions America’s Silicon Valley companies spend to build their AI models. The result: Tech stocks…Read More
Read MoreBest Practices in Data Management: A Chief Financial Officer’s Perspective
By Eric Mersch
With the exponential growth of data and its critical importance in driving business decisions, the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) role continues to extend beyond traditional financial oversight. CFOs are now at the forefront of data management within their organizations. This shift is not just about managing financial data but encompasses…Read More
Read MoreUnderstanding AI: How to Perfect Your Prompt Techniques to Improve AI Results
By Eric Mersch
With artificial intelligence so in the news cycle nowadays, as a CFO I wanted to understand how I could better use AI for applications germane to the finance function (and in general). Recently, I took a prompt engineering course offered by OpenAI’s ChatGPT. Prompt engineering is the process of guiding…Read More
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