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Data Science, Data Strategy and the emergence of a CVO start-ups & fast growth businesses strategy tech time management Jun 06, 2024

This week, I was on a panel for a TalentEdge CFO Leadership Event here in London and the topic was, "From CFO to CVO: Creating Value With Data, Technology & Talent".  On the...

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Dealing with Underperforming Staff in Your Finance Team finance leadership hr May 30, 2024

As a leader of a finance team, dealing with underperforming staff can be one of the most challenging parts of your role. 

It's also the most time-consuming, especially if done right and for...

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Navigating Change Management: A Guide for Aspiring CFOs finance leadership relationships strategy May 24, 2024

Change is an inevitable part of any business, especially in the fast-paced world of start-ups and scale-ups. As an aspiring CFO, understanding and having the skills to implement a change...

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Strong Leaders Always Lead with Problem-Solving Value finance leadership strategy May 16, 2024

Developing your leadership skills within a start-up or scale-up not only has to do with helping making strategic decisions, but it's also about problem solving.

As an aspiring or new CFO, honing in...

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Risk Management: A CFO's Guide to Steering Startups and Scale-ups Safely finance leadership risks start-ups & fast growth businesses May 10, 2024

Risk management stands as a key strategic oversight, essential for safeguarding the company's future, even with start-ups and scale-ups, and this can't be ignored.

The role of the Chief Financial...

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Leadership skills and upgrading your Finance Function finance leadership reporting time management May 03, 2024

Are you running your finance function like a small town, local business or like a professional corporation?

Are you spending all your precious time just getting through your task list? Or are you...

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Atom CTO Podcast: Why you should hire a Fractional CFO podcasts Apr 25, 2024

Really pleased to release another Podcast Episode, with this one having a focus on a Fractional CFO and how it fits in to a Finance Function. In this episode, I talk to Bhairav Patel from Atom CTO...

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How CFO's manage very tight cashflows, especially pre-fundraise. Apr 19, 2024

I am currently working with 3 clients whereby cash is going to get a little tight over the next couple of months as they're in middle of their fundraise.

Sometimes cash flow can get a bit tight,...

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How CFO's embrace Process Improvements in Startups and Scale-ups finance leadership start-ups & fast growth businesses tech time management Apr 11, 2024

The finance function and the many internal reporting requirements or KPI calculations can often become a bottleneck due to outdated or manual processes that consume excessive time and resources.

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Under promise and Over deliver. Gaining Trust & your sanity as a Finance leader. finance leadership relationships time management Apr 04, 2024

Have you ever had a problem with over promising and under delivering? 

Do you just want to help people, you keep telling everyone, "Oh yes, I can do that for you!" 

Then low and behold,...

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Sales vs Finance numbers: How to ensure you have one version of the truth finance leadership kpis management accounts reporting Mar 22, 2024

Have one set of numbers is the dream, isn't it?!

I don't think I have ever started working with a start-up or scale-up that doesn't have issues with this topic.  And it generally sits with the...

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Updated Finance Tech Stack Recommendations: March 2024 reporting tech Mar 14, 2024

Every six months, we review and update the Finance Tech stack and Finance software recommendations.

The last update we did was back in September 2023 and so we're back.  

There have been...

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