Anticipating Risk and Opportunity: A Key Attribute of a Great CFO
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My CFO roles at a diverse group of consumer businesses (Rothy’s, Third Love, goop, Moda Operandi, Specialized Bicycles, Old Navy) have led me to appreciate how critical it is to be disciplined and take the time to think through all the variables (positive and negative) that could affect the financial…Read More

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Five Ways to “Wow” Your Board as a CFO
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This is the second in a series about how CFOs can better manage relationships with CEOs, boards, finance teams and third parties. Whether you work at a privately held startup or a publicly held enterprise, as a CFO you will gain considerable exposure and benefits from interacting with your board…Read More

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How to Succeed Where FTX Failed: The Case for Financial Controls
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As all experienced CFOs know, effective financial controls are essential for any company to succeed over the long term. And from time to time, companies with poor internal controls (business practices, policies, systems, procedures) crash into a brick wall. From what’s been covered in recent media, FTX is a very…Read More

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Five Common CFO Challenges and How to Handle Them
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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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