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“Get a CFO on board when you are ready to take on the world”
The title is a quote from Fred Wilson, a VC and Principal at Union Square Ventures, who recently wrote a blog titled “VP Finance vs CFO”. It’s an interesting blog – you should read it. It certainly got a lot of attention in the social media space (CFO, Tech and VC subsector) in the time since … Continue reading
Does a Small yet Growing business need a CFO?
You might think that given what I do, I would say “of course”. I recently read a great piece by Janine Popick in the Huffington Post called Small Business CFOs: Do You Need One? In this article, Janine discusses the personal story of the growth of her company, Vertical Response, the challenges they faced as … Continue reading
New CFOs and the Entrepreneurial CEO – How to make it work
I have been privy to viewing (from near and far) many successful entrepreneurial businesses over the last 20 years. I have always been fascinated by how one person (or a small group of people) can create an amazing business out of nothing. It takes a certain type of individual to have the motivation, drive and … Continue reading
CFOs: Are you a CEO in training?
The news of the replacement of Carol Bartz as CEO of Yahoo by Tim Morse, the CFO (as an interim position) brings up interesting points to ponder for the CFO about their career path and career plan. As I was at my desk thinking about what CFOs could learn from the Yahoo news, the phone … Continue reading
CEO and Investors: Are you ready for your First CFO?
Companies in growth mode face great challenges. One of the biggest challenges a growing company faces is bringing in their first Real CFO. In a previous post we reviewed an article written by Emily Chasen in the WSJ CFO Journal about how More Companies are Ready for their First CFO. A growing company built on entrepreneurial spirit can … Continue reading
You’ve been promoted to CFO. Now what?
You’ve been in a senior financial role with the company for a while, and have been aiming for the CFO chair. One day, you get the call from the CEO (or the Chairman) and they offer you the CFO job. Congratulations! You’ve been promoted to CFO. You have a new office, a new title, new … Continue reading
More companies are ready for their first Real CFO
The WSJ CFO Journal recently posted an article by Emily Chasan called Silicon Valley Seeks CFOs to Hop on IPO Train. This article, which is interesting reading, discusses how growing technology companies are getting ready for their next serious round of financing, which could include an IPO. What I found interesting about this article is … Continue reading
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