Your most pressing questions are answered today by CJ Gustafson and Kurtis Hanni. They tackle Q's such as how best to scale the finance department for startups, what keeps them up at night, and predictions for how the CFO role will change in the near future. They also offer advice about cold emailing, relating to money, and dunking.

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TIMESTAMPS:

(00:00) Intro

(00:41) Stupidest CFO moves

(02:40) Most common pain points that are keeping CEOs up at night?

(11:01) Sponsor - Maxio

(12:10) What does scaling the finance department look like for startup companies?

(18:39) Sponsor - Tropic

(30:37) What's the number one thing you attribute your career success to?

(41:30) What, if anything, do you think will change about the CFO role five to 10 years from now?

(47:00) Do you have any tactics for getting important people to answer cold emails?

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