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The Startup CFO Challenge—Wearing Too Many Hats? finance career finance leadership hr legal start-ups & fast growth businesses time management Mar 20, 2025

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...

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What I Wish I Knew Before Becoming a Start-up CFO finance career finance leadership start-ups & fast growth businesses strategy Feb 20, 2025

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...

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INTERVIEW: Alan Hayward - FD career and overcoming start-up culture challenges finance career finance leadership Jan 23, 2025

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...

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Transitioning from Financial Controller to Finance leader in a start-up finance career finance leadership Jan 16, 2025

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...

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The Importance of Financial Leadership & supporting the Startup CEO finance career finance leadership founders start-ups & fast growth businesses Jan 02, 2025

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.

In such

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Reflecting on 2024: Our Most Popular Articles and Insights finance leadership start-ups & fast growth businesses Dec 26, 2024

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...

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Why CFOs in Startups Need to Think Like Sales and Marketing Leaders budgeting finance leadership kpis reporting start-ups & fast growth businesses strategy Dec 12, 2024

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 finance career finance leadership imposter syndrome relationships Nov 28, 2024

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...

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5 steps to Navigating the CFO Path in a Startup or Scale-Up finance career finance leadership Nov 14, 2024

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...

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Time Management Hack for Aspiring CFOs: The Eisenhower Matrix finance leadership strategy time management Aug 29, 2024

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...

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The Role of a CFO in Product Development in 5 steps finance leadership relationships start-ups & fast growth businesses strategy tech Aug 22, 2024

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...

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Building Confidence as a New CFO in Start-ups finance career finance leadership imposter syndrome Aug 15, 2024

Stepping into the role of CFO in a start-up can be daunting, but building confidence is key to thriving in this position. Here are some strategies to help you establish yourself as a confident leader:...

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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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