"Tech Finance" with Sasha Orloff: B2B Fintech | AI | Finance Tech
On Tech Finance, host Sasha Orloff brings you inside the office of the CFO - covering major tech finance news including funding announcements, deals, product launches, and emerging players shaping B2B fintech. We break down the week's biggest developments in finance tech and accounting, and explore how finance leaders are putting AI to work.Tech Finance is brought to you by Puzzle, the modern accounting platform with an AI-first ledger, built for speed, automation, and real time decision making. Learn more: puzzle.ioTech Finance is part of the Turpentine podcast network. Learn more: turpentine.co
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May 10, 2024 • 45min
E6: Behind the Scenes of General Catalyst: The VC Firm's Financial Operations with CFO, Mark Allen
Mark Allen, CFO at General Catalyst, delves into managing billions in assets for VC firms, tech innovations in finance, intense moments like the Silicon Valley Bank collapse, the dual role of a fund and firm CFO, advice for pitching at General Catalyst, and more.
May 2, 2024 • 49min
E5: Bringing Fun Back to Finance: Redesigning Business Modelling with Runway’s Siqi Chen, CEO
Siqi Chen, CEO of Runway, shares the 3-year journey of redesigning the finance platform to make finance fun. He discusses the importance of storytelling, centralized data, and creating a culture of fun. The podcast explores challenges in finance, product iteration, and the evolution of financial modeling tools.
Apr 25, 2024 • 47min
E4: Can Turning Down a Huge Upround Lead to a Greater Outcome? FloQast CFO Razzak Jallow Proves It Can
Razzak Jallow, CFO at FloQast, discusses building trust with the CEO, responsible product innovation, and turning down a financing round that could have doubled FloQast's valuation. He shares advice for aspiring CFOs on evaluating roles, precision Q&A skills, and hiring top talent.
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Apr 18, 2024 • 47min
E3: Chris Bakke on Negotiating with Elon Musk and Setting Up An M&A from Day One (3x exits)
Serial entrepreneur Chris Bakke shares insights on negotiating a deal with Elon Musk, transitioning from founder to building X's job platform, and the power of content-driven growth strategies. The conversation also touches on setting up M&A from day one, strategic partnerships, and reflects on a humorous social media account.
Apr 11, 2024 • 51min
E2: When COVID Hits and You are CFO at Instacart with Sagar Sanghvi
Former Instacart CFO, Sagar Sanghvi, talks about adapting to Amazon's acquisition of Whole Foods, scaling during COVID, balancing growth vs. unit economics, transitioning to Accel, and more. They delve into financial challenges, industry resilience, and Excel's unique investing approach, highlighting the transition from CFO to venture capitalist and the vision for impactful ventures.
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Apr 8, 2024 • 51min
E1: Making Decisions in Hyper Growth with Former WeWork Strategic CFO Casey Woo
Former WeWork Strategic CFO Casey Woo discusses the value of being a business-first CFO, lessons from WeWork's pressure-cooker setting, evaluating CFOs and frameworks for being a career 'specialist generalist'. Topics include transitioning from investment banking to startups, navigating CFO-founder dynamics, multi-disciplinary skills for business building, the role of 'fog' in customer and talent focus, and unleashing CFOs' full potential in Silicon Valley.
