We talked to Aman Samra about his career as a finance operator at venture-backed startups. He's now been the first finance hire / leader at 4 different companies and learned a lot in the process. We discussed:
- The journey from traditional accounting to startup finance
- Being a 4x first finance hire in startups
- What CEOs look for in their first finance hire
- The evolving structure of finance teams in startups
- When to bring finance in-house vs. using fractional CFOs
- How to evaluate and hire for finance roles in startups
- The impact of AI on software business models and gross margins
- Unsexy but crucial finance tasks like data cleansing
Aman shared his take on transitioning from traditional accounting firms to early-stage startups, the importance of being a generalist in startup finance roles, and how AI is changing the financial margin profiles for software companies. Great episode for all the finance operators out there or if you're a founder figuring out your first full-time finance leader.
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