My guest today is Julian Rowlands, founder of Cashboard, an AI-powered analytics platform built for finance teams. Julian does not have the traditional tech background, growing up the son of a writer and studying history in college before becoming a serial CFO.

Julian got into finance after graduating college during the Great Recession. He applied for 100 jobs and got one interview, which resulted in a job offer, making the decision for him. Cashboard started as a pandemic side project. After a year spent validating the idea and talking to CFO's about their pain points, Julian had enough conviction to leave his job and focus on Cashboard full time

In today's episode, we talk about:

* Cashboard's mission to invent 'the solo CFO' by utilizing AI in financial analytics

* focusing on addressing real problems with practical solutions

* successful go to market strategies

* the role of AI in financial data

Where to find Julian:

* LinkedIn

Closing Questions

* advice to current founders: sell before you build - if you can't sell your product, people likely don't love it

* when you think of success, who or what comes to mind: having agency and autonomy - Marc Benioff comes to mind as someone that's been able to build a successful company and stay in the drivers seat

* how do you recharge: socializing with friends and playing sports like Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu

* any recent small investment that has had an outsized impact: travelling to meet customers in person

Ask or Offer

* ask: please connect on linkedin to talk about finance (mention that FoundersTable sent you)

Referenced

* Cashboard

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