CFO Yeah!

Permutive offers data processing based on edge computing to make ads and content more successful - just as finance is the brain of an organization, giving information to the other teams. Finance Director Mark Yates explains how his team uses data to help everyone in the company maximize their impact, and why he doesn't enjoy fundraising.

Jan Gackenholz joined Soundcloud in 2015, and is now responsible for the whole finance department of 18 people. His goal: making sure there are no surprises for the business. He speaks about upgrading from Excel to cloud tools, the impact of Covid on cash, and Soundcloud's revenue sharing model with artists.

Team collaboration tool Miro has seen crazy growth in 2020, with a $50M Series B funding and now 10 million users worldwide. Misha Advena holds a dual role as Head of Strategic Finance and Analytics. He explains why combining the two makes so much sense, and why he always takes two hours a week to talk to smart people.

Pavla Munzarova has been CFO at hotel booking platform Mews for over 4 years, building a large finance team in the process. In this live AMA she talks about financial foundations, her love for automation, and how Mews continued to grow after a difficult early 2020. And of course, she answers lots of questions from the CFO Connect community.

As a Consulting CFO Myoung Kang loves working for several startups at once - including $2 billion company Notion where she's Head of Finance. In this episode, she gives tips on how to build a finance team from scratch, and shares insights from some of the success stories in her portfolio.

Moving from capital markets into the app industry, Kerry McClelland is building the finance function at Fiit, the most popular fitness software in the app store. She explains why killing Fiit's free trial was one of the best business decisions ever, which key metrics to focus on in a fast-growing company – and why those are more complex than most people think.

Strivr offers virtual reality training to companies and sports teams, and has raised over $50 million to date. VP Finance Mike Libby talks about the similarities between startups and professional sports, the excitement of fundraising, and why CFOs shouldn't focus on finance.

What you can expect from the first season of CFO Yeah!

Zapier has grown to over $50 million in annual recurring revenue, with only $1.3 million in venture funding. CFO Jenny Bloom explains why she doesn’t believe in fundraising, how tech companies have evolved since the 1990s, and why she loves working in a fully remote company.