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CFO in a Tech Start-Up: The Roadmap is Not Someone's Road Trip Itinerary
Amy LarfieldEarly in my career, working as a junior finance person in a tech start-up, I used to hear people rushing past my desk muttering about something...
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Working as a CFO When Your Personality Doesn't Fit the Box
As an accounting graduate with strong academic results and no clear idea of which direction to head, I applied for just about every graduate program...
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Make it hard to ignore: How to amplify your customers’ voice
David YoungmanChampioning customers isn't about saying "yes" to every request. It's about deeply understanding their needs, building a professional system to track...
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CFOs in a Start-Up: The Nitty Gritty of Numbers, Controls and Best Practice
It's your first day. You want to see last month's P&L, the balance sheet, balance sheet reconciliations with work papers, and a 30-day cash plan that...
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During the Great Resignation, staff came to me weekly asking for more money. I had to keep saying no.
Tamara O'SullivanAt the peak of the Great Resignation, I was having the same conversation on repeat. A team member would come to me, sometimes weekly, to let me know...
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Why do we spend more time researching a 2K laptop than an 80K hire?
Daryl NingImagine it is Sunday night. You have fourteen tabs open in your browser. You’re reading through multiple blogs and Reddit threads. You’ve watched...
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The sales leader early-stage founders think they need, and the one they actually need
One of the most common mistakes early-stage founders and CEOs make is hiring the "big company sales gun" too early. You know the profile.
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Product Update May 2026
Mathan AllingtonLast month we said the bigger AI news was weeks away, not months. Here’s the first of it. We’ve shipped roleplay coaching in Hey Compono, our...
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Product Update April 2026
Manisha BullenFollow our monthly product updates as we share the latest features to help you strategically design and develop teams and the work environment. It's...
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Why Fluent Commerce made hours irrelevant
Rudy CrousAlex Pusenjak stopped tracking hours at Fluent Commerce and started tracking impact. The result: 96% employee willingness to go above and beyond and...
