Bijan Moallemi and Joe Garafalo, co-founders of Mosaic, discuss the evolving landscape of business and the importance of investing in finance functions. They emphasize the proactive approach of strategic finance, highlight the shift to continuous planning, and discuss the value of AI in finance operations and decision-making.

Joe Garafalo, co-founder of Mosaic and a finance tech expert, joins Alex Song, Head of Finance at Ramp. They discuss transitioning from outdated finance tools to innovative tech solutions. Joe highlights how financial models can transform business conversations and emphasizes the importance of hiring a controller. The duo explores the integration of software like Snowflake for automation and how understanding investor trends shapes company strategies. They also touch on why pricing accessibility is key to Mosaic's mission.

In this episode, venture funding experts Joe Garafalo and Marissa Moore, along with financial modeling specialist Eugene Lee, discuss the current state of venture funding, the importance of good financial modeling practices, understanding the customer base, assessing risks, and the role of metrics in investor conversations. They also provide advice for companies planning to raise funds in the future, emphasizing the need to build relationships with investors, adaptability, and understanding future expectations.

Mosaic COO Joe Garafalo talks about the challenges of building financial infrastructure, the ideal customer segment, transitioning from VP of Finance to leading sales and marketing teams, the importance of finance teams resonating with the organization, and the company's revenue model, products, and potential services.

Joe Garafalo, financial data expert, discusses the future of finance, leveraging data for decision making, and moving from reactive to strategic CFO approach. They explore challenges of financial data management, risk of adopting new tools, flexibility of financial data software, trusting financial data, raising funding, importance of experience, and significance of CRMs for finance leaders.