2019 has been the year of innovation for the financial ecosystem tools for startups, with a ton happening in the corporate card space in the past couple of months. Scott and Healy, VP of FP&A at Kruze Consulting, get together to discuss Brex, Stripe, Amex, Expensify and the main startup focused banks.

Kelsey Chase of Aumni (https://www.aumni.fund/) started out as a corporate lawyer working on venture capital deals - but now is a startup founder, offering technology that helps VCs and founders turn complex deal document data into valuable information.

David Spreng of Runway Capital (https://runwaygrowth.com/) has a winding, unique and interesting journey in the technology financing industry; he talks with Kruze Consulting about how his experience led him to found a venture debt firm.

Serial entrepreneur Immad Akhund of Mercury (https://mercury.co/) discusses why startups need a financial services provider built specifically for their needs, and the challenges of creating a fintech company from the ground up.

Curtis Coleman, founder and CEO of RVillage (https://www.rvillage.com), joins Scott Orn of Kruze Consulting to talk about growing a niche social network.

Aman Mann, Procurify (https://www.procurify.com/) Founder and CEO, dives into how strategically managing a team's spend can drive purpose, mastery, and autonomy inside organizations.

Chelsea Shukov, the founder of Sugar Paper (https://sugarpaper.com/), talks about focusing on quality and distribution to build a successful, offline consumer business.

Dave Schappell of My Perfect Color (https://www.myperfectcolor.com) talks about raising seed and VC funding as a repeat entrepreneur, and what metrics he uses to help get investors excited about his startup.

From picking the right beans and roasts to managing gross profits, Brad Gakenheimer of Roast Umber Coffee Company (https://www.roastumber.com/) explains what it takes to start a coffee company.

Jamie Ceglarz, Guild Talent (https://www.guildtalent.com) founder, has helped many startups make their first finance and operations leadership hire. He talks about how to find and evaluate a finance hire, and what they can bring to a startup.