The Backbone: a journey inside finance at a startup

Ep. 38: The Consumerization of the Enterprise & Key Differences Between a Strategic and Financial Acquirer with Alok Pandey, VP Finance & Corporate Development at AnchorFree

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Alok Pandey, VP Finance & Corporate Development at AnchorFree

On this episode of The Backbone, I chat with Alok about:

  1. His journey into tech after starting his career at JP Morgan as an Investment Banker, and then moving into growth stage investing at TCV to private equity firm Vector Capital.
  2. About AnchorFree — what company does and what is it all about.
  3. As the finance leader for a company serving both consumer and enterprise customers, what challenges does he face and what the benefits are.
  4. How the transition from banking and investing into operating has been and what has surprised Alok the most.
  5. His Corp Dev role within the company, what it entails, and how strategic acquirers look at acquisitions vs private equity investors.

    6. We close things off with a quickfire round:

    • Your go to online resource for all things startup finance related
    • Your favourite productivity hack
    • Tech jargon that makes you cringe
    • The best advise you’ve received
    • One thing you don’t leave the office before finishing
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