Casey Woo is the Founder and CEO of Operators Guild, an invite-only community for professionals in strategic finance and operations roles. He is also the General Partner and Founder of FOG Ventures. He is a seasoned, multi-stage operator, bringing over two decades of experience in investment banking advisory, public equity investing, high-growth operational and military leadership roles. His last role was the CFO of Landing, where he oversaw the company’s Finance, Legal and People operations. Prior to Landing, he served as the Global Head of Strategic Finance at WeWork.
Discussed in this Episode:
- The rise of the operator
- How to communicate with CFOs and cross-functional teams
- What matters most to every CEO and founder
- How to recruit the top operators
- Why funding no longer has the impact it once did
Highlights:
08:33 Building effective CFO-CRO relationships.
18:13 The role of cross-functional communication.
26:59 The commoditization of funding.
32:53 The rise top operators and how to recruit them.
38:33 The commoditization of technology in the age of AI.
44:31 The power of community and in-person events.
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