Within start-ups and scale-ups, many founders are also first-time CEOs, working through their roles with excitement but often lacking prior leadership experience.
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Leadership vs. Management in Startups
May 08, 2025
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Leadership vs. Management. You’ve probably heard the phrase before, but in the context of working in a startup, understanding the difference is critical for your career progression and your company’s...
The Startup CFO Challenge—Wearing Too Many Hats?
Mar 20, 2025
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The Reality of Being a Startup CFO
When people hear “CFO,” they assume you’re sitting at a desk, crafting high-level financial strategies, overseeing a strong finance team, and working on investor re...
What I Wish I Knew Before Becoming a Start-up CFO
Feb 20, 2025
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What I Wish I Knew Before Becoming a Start-up CFO
Transitioning into the role of a CFO in a start-up is both exciting and demanding. If I could go back and give my past self some advice before making...
INTERVIEW: Alan Hayward - FD career and overcoming start-up culture challenges
Jan 23, 2025
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This week's interview was with Alan Hayward on his career journey and challenges with moving from large corporations to being a finance leader in a start-up.
Most professionals at some point consider...
Transitioning from Financial Controller to Finance leader in a start-up
Jan 16, 2025
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The shift from Financial Controller to Finance Leader is one of the most significant steps in a finance career. Personally, I found this much more extreme and challenging than going from a junior unq...
Reflecting on 2024: Our Most Popular Articles and Insights
Dec 26, 2024
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It's boxing day today in both the UK (where I live) and Australia (where I am today), and I want to extend my warmest wishes to you and I hope this period allows you some well-deserved rest and relaxa...
Why CFOs in Startups Need to Think Like Sales and Marketing Leaders
Dec 12, 2024
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As a startup CFO, you do need to think beyond the traditional finance role and instead focus on the business performance as a whole, including the commercial funnel.
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Why Every Aspiring CFO Needs a Seat at the Leadership Table
Nov 28, 2024
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The role of a finance leader in a startup or scale-up is far from the back-office number-crunching stereotype of the past.
Today, the Startup CFO is a part of the leadership team, actively shaping th...
5 steps to Navigating the CFO Path in a Startup or Scale-Up
Nov 14, 2024
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Advancing to the role of Chief Financial Officer (CFO) in a startup or scale-up environment requires more than just financial expertise.
It’s a dynamic road that calls for adaptability, strategic thi...
Time Management Hack for Aspiring CFOs: The Eisenhower Matrix
Aug 29, 2024
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New and aspiring CFOs need robust time management techniques to stay ahead, particularly within start-ups and scale-ups where you can easily spend your whole time fire-fighting.
One powerful tool for...
The Role of a CFO in Product Development in 5 steps
Aug 22, 2024
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As part of business partnering and setting operational goals or priorities as a finance leader - understanding how to challenge the business or what your role is when reviewing the product and tech ro...
DISCLAIMER: All information included in these blog posts are Alysha Randall's opinion. She is not the reader's accountant, tax advisor, lawyer, CFO or director and therefore should not be considered advice.
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