The Backbone: a journey inside finance at a startup podcast

The Backbone: a journey inside finance at a startup

The Backbone explores the journey inside finance at high-growth technology startups. Our host Shubham Datta interviews finance leaders at various stages of emerging technology companies to find out their story, key financial and operating metrics they track, how they measure them and what their biggest challenges are. Hear directly from finance leaders at tech startups who are in there day in and day out, serving as the backbone of their company. For more information, check out the www.thebackbone.co

The Backbone explores the journey inside finance at high-growth technology startups. Our host Shubham Datta interviews finance leaders at various stages of emerging technology companies to find out their story, key financial and operating metrics they track, how they measure them and what their biggest challenges are. Hear directly from finance leaders at tech startups who are in there day in and day out, serving as the backbone of their company. For more information, check out the www.thebackbone.co

 

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Ep. 67: Scaling for rapid growth & hiring for decision-making vs execution w/ Julian Rowlands, VP Fi...

[Julian Rowlands] (https://www.linkedin.com/in/jrowl/) , VP Finance at [Spruce] (https://s... more

11 Aug 2021

25 MINS

25:47

11 Aug 2021


#68

Ep. 66: Finding the right path to go public for your company (IPOs, Direct Listings or SPACs) w/ Jef...

[Jeff Epstein] (https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffepstein1/) , Operating Partner at [Besseme... more

12 May 2021

33 MINS

33:27

12 May 2021


#67

Ep. 65: The right time for SMB SaaS companies to move upmarket featuring Ivan Makarov, VP Finance at...

[Ivan Makarov] (https://www.linkedin.com/in/ivansmakarov/) , VP Finance at [Webflow] (http... more

28 Apr 2021

26 MINS

26:34

28 Apr 2021


#66

Ep. 64: Building a financially feasible business by aligning with customer incentives feat. Sruthi L...

[Sruthi Lanka] (https://www.linkedin.com/in/sruthilanka/) , CFO at [Public] (http://www.pu... more

14 Apr 2021

26 MINS

26:10

14 Apr 2021


#65

Ep. 63: What it means to be a finance exec for a publicly-traded software company with Blaine Fitzge...

Joining me on this episode of the Backbone is [Blaine Fitzgerald] (https://www.linkedin.co... more

24 Mar 2021

26 MINS

26:34

24 Mar 2021


#64

Ep. 62: Taking care of your people, company, & customers while navigating through a crisis with Naee...

Joining me on this episode of the Backbone is [Naeem Ishaq] (https://www.linkedin.com/in/n... more

10 Mar 2021

38 MINS

38:01

10 Mar 2021


#63

Ep. 61: The role of momentum and velocity in propelling Blackberry's epic run from $2M to $20B in sa...

[Dennis Kavelman] (https://www.linkedin.com/in/denniskavelman/) , Partner at [Inovia Capit... more

17 Feb 2021

42 MINS

42:49

17 Feb 2021


#62

Ep. 60: IPO readiness and what it truly means to take a company public today with Curt Sigfstead, CF...

[Curt Sigfstead] (https://www.linkedin.com/in/curtsigfstead/) , CFO at [Clearbanc] (http:/... more

27 Jan 2021

31 MINS

31:12

27 Jan 2021


#61

Ep. 59: Determining the core competencies of the finance function with Etienne St-Martin, Director o...

[Etienne St-Martin] (https://www.linkedin.com/in/etiennestmartin/) , Director of Finance a... more

13 Jan 2021

24 MINS

24:32

13 Jan 2021


#60

Ep. 58: The makings of a well-rounded finance leader with Brian Montminy, CFO at Lessonly

[Brian Montminy] (https://www.linkedin.com/in/brian-montminy-8ab2983) , CFO at [Lessonly] ... more

09 Dec 2020

27 MINS

27:59

09 Dec 2020


#59

Ep. 57: Lessons learned from hyper-growth & scaling to $100M+ ARR, 100k customers and raising $100M ...

[Tim Compton] (https://www.linkedin.com/in/timcompton) , SVP of Finance at [ActiveCampaign... more

25 Nov 2020

32 MINS

32:44

25 Nov 2020


#58

Ep. 56: Lessons from raising $50M during a global pandemic with Aly Khan Musani, CFO at Symend

[Aly Khan Musani] (https://www.linkedin.com/in/aly-khan-musani-79220853/?originalSubdomain... more

28 Oct 2020

30 MINS

30:26

28 Oct 2020


#57

Ep. 55: The most important SaaS metric for a high-growth software company with Rob Froment, CFO at C...

[Rob Froment] (https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-froment-7042582/?originalSubdomain=ca) , CF... more

14 Oct 2020

33 MINS

33:14

14 Oct 2020


#56

Ep. 54: Getting the most out of a finance function with Srikant Nayak, CFO at GroupBy

[Srikant Nayak] (https://www.linkedin.com/in/nayaksrikant/) , CFO at [GroupBy] (https://gr... more

30 Sep 2020

23 MINS

23:16

30 Sep 2020


#55

Ep. 53: Every finance leader must become a great storyteller with Darrell Cox, CFO at Vena

[Darrell Cox] (https://www.linkedin.com/in/darrell-cox-547a461/?originalSubdomain=ca) , CF... more

22 Apr 2020

40 MINS

40:16

22 Apr 2020


#54

Ep. 52: Why the tradeoff of balancing profitability and sustainability is a false dichotomy with Dav...

[David Reid] (https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-reid-44a14413/) , CFO & COO of [Boll &Bran... more

01 Apr 2020

32 MINS

32:16

01 Apr 2020


#53

Ep. 51: The art of value-based pricing models with Karthik Srinivasan, Director of Finance at Charge...

[Karthik Srinivasan] (https://www.linkedin.com/in/karthik-srinivasan-89041818/) , Director... more

18 Mar 2020

19 MINS

19:53

18 Mar 2020


#52

Ep. 50: Behind the 7-year journey of scaling WIND Mobile to $500M in revenue and $1.6B sale w/ Brice...

[Brice Scheschuk] (https://www.linkedin.com/in/brice-scheschuk-cpa-ca-095721a/) , Managing... more

04 Mar 2020

41 MINS

41:38

04 Mar 2020


#51

Ep. 49: Fiscally responsible growth vs growth at all costs with Johnathan Mirian, VP Finance at Just...

[Johnathan Mirian] (https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnathan-mirian-1b39633/) , VP Finance at... more

19 Feb 2020

24 MINS

24:11

19 Feb 2020


#50

Ep. 48: Setting the right foundation in the first 100 days to scale the finance function for hyper g...

[Khoi Le] (https://www.linkedin.com/in/trong-khoi-le-cpa-ca-9b84761b/) , VP Finance at [Ho... more

05 Feb 2020

33 MINS

33:24

05 Feb 2020


#49

Ep. 47: A framework for managing M&A as a CFO with Saeideh Fard, Chief Financial Officer at Tulip

[Saeideh Fard] (https://www.linkedin.com/in/saeidehfard/) , Chief Financial Officer at [Tu... more

22 Jan 2020

31 MINS

31:15

22 Jan 2020


#48

Ep. 46: Pushing company-wide transformation of a craft brewer through technology with Trevor Young, ...

[Trevor Young] (https://ca.linkedin.com/in/trevor-young-26bb71ab) , Chief Financial Office... more

08 Jan 2020

25 MINS

25:35

08 Jan 2020


#47

Ep. 45: Driving growth through an omnichannel approach at an established wellness brand with Michell...

[Michelle Armstrong] (https://www.linkedin.com/in/michellea1/) , Chief Operating Officer a... more

27 Nov 2019

24 MINS

24:44

27 Nov 2019


#46

Ep. 44: Striking the balance of growth and profitability as a bootstrapped company with Jessica Katz...

[Jessica Katz] (https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessica-katz-b1956331/) , Director of Finance ... more

12 Nov 2019

22 MINS

22:48

12 Nov 2019


#45

Ep. 43: A framework for growing and scaling finance functions with Mustafa Nafar, VP Finance at Mods...

[Mustafa Nafar] (https://www.linkedin.com/in/mustafa-nafar-508833/) , VP Finance at [Modsy... more

30 Oct 2019

25 MINS

25:02

30 Oct 2019


#44

Ep. 42: What investors really care about from a CFO turned VC & the top metrics for direct-to-consum...

[Amy Wu] (https://www.linkedin.com/in/amytongwu/) , Partner at [Lightspeed VenturePartners... more

16 Oct 2019

33 MINS

33:27

16 Oct 2019


#43

Ep. 41: The key differences between marketing-driven SaaS companies to sales-driven ones with Amar S...

[Amar Shrivastava] (https://www.linkedin.com/in/amar/) , VP Finance at [Clubhouse] (http:/... more

02 Oct 2019

25 MINS

25:26

02 Oct 2019


#42

Ep. 40: Mejuri's data-driven approach to managing inventory as an omnichannel, emerging direct-to-co...

[Katie Sellers] (https://www.linkedin.com/in/katie-sellers-cpa-ca-b35a7727/) , Director of... more

18 Sep 2019

31 MINS

31:54

18 Sep 2019


#41

Ep. 39: Balancing short term expectations of investors with longer term strategic roadmap decisions ...

Shouvik Roy, Chief Financial Officer at Versapay (TSXV: VPY) On this episode of The Backbo... more

04 Sep 2019

22 MINS

22:56

04 Sep 2019