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The Next Big Thing?: Cashflow Mastery IV

Jan 24, 2026

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20 min read

The Next Big Thing?: Cashflow Mastery IV

Turning a blind eye to ROI

FP&A

+3

The (Cash) Personality Test: Cashflow Mastery III

Jan 17, 2026

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19 min read

The (Cash) Personality Test: Cashflow Mastery III

How to actually deliver Maintainable Free Cashflow

Strategy

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M********** F****** Cashflow (Revisited)

Jan 10, 2026

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18 min read

M********** F****** Cashflow (Revisited)

And a new way of thinking about OpEx

Strategy

+2

Not all Cash is Created Equal: Cashflow Mastery I

Jan 3, 2026

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17 min read

Not all Cash is Created Equal: Cashflow Mastery I

And introducing the cashflow megaphone

CFO Role

+3

Can We Talk About Relapse? Finance Transformation IV

Dec 27, 2025

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17 min read

Can We Talk About Relapse? Finance Transformation IV

The last mile is the longest...

Teams & Hiring

+4

📬 The Speedrun Rebuild: Achieving Finance Maturity Fast

Dec 16, 2025

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20 min read

📬 The Speedrun Rebuild: Achieving Finance Maturity Fast

And becoming a CFO at IPO

Teams & Hiring

+3

The Soft Stuff Is the Hard Stuff: Finance Transformation II

Dec 13, 2025

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20 min read

The Soft Stuff Is the Hard Stuff: Finance Transformation II

How to write a vision for finance

CFO Role

+5

Easier Said Than Done: Finance Transformation I

Dec 6, 2025

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15 min read

Easier Said Than Done: Finance Transformation I

It's not them, it's you...

Career Management

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📬 Proper ZBB: Separating essential from discretionary spend

Nov 18, 2025

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16 min read

📬 Proper ZBB: Separating essential from discretionary spend

And the leap from software to manufacturing finance

Mailbag

+5

📬 “Strategy” or Fraud: Radical transparency in accounting

Nov 11, 2025

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17 min read

📬 “Strategy” or Fraud: Radical transparency in accounting

And a word on hedging interest rates

Mailbag

+4

📬 Brand First: D2C survival tactics

Nov 4, 2025

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15 min read

📬 Brand First: D2C survival tactics

And wtf is "lights out accounting"

Strategy

+2

Inside the PE machine: The Private Equity CFO II

Oct 11, 2025

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21 min read

Inside the PE machine: The Private Equity CFO II

Let’s follow the money

M&A

+5

PE CFOs are Built Different: The Private Equity CFO I

Oct 4, 2025

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16 min read

PE CFOs are Built Different: The Private Equity CFO I

What every CFO can learn from their PE peers

The Board Room

+4

When the numbers fall apart: Crisis Management IV

Sep 27, 2025

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20 min read

When the numbers fall apart: Crisis Management IV

This time it’s about you

CFO Role

+5

📬 Spending Freedom: Managing employee expenses

Sep 23, 2025

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16 min read

📬 Spending Freedom: Managing employee expenses

And rebranding ... what's the point?

Strategy

+2

The NPC CFO: Crisis Management III

Sep 20, 2025

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17 min read

The NPC CFO: Crisis Management III

How CFOs can help when finance isn’t the epicenter of the crisis

Teams & Hiring

+4

📬 Legal Troubles: Managing out-of-control lawyer fees

Sep 9, 2025

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16 min read

📬 Legal Troubles: Managing out-of-control lawyer fees

And does a CFO have to be an expert in all finance areas?

Strategy

+3

Crisis Management I: Never Waste A Good Crisis

Sep 6, 2025

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15 min read

Crisis Management I: Never Waste A Good Crisis

How to turn a nightmare into rocket fuel

Mailbag

+4

📬 Deal Structuring: Seeking a Silver Bullet

Aug 26, 2025

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16 min read

📬 Deal Structuring: Seeking a Silver Bullet

And how do you invest "patient" equity?

Strategy

+3

☠️ Capital Structure Design III: Pick Your Poison

Aug 16, 2025

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18 min read

☠️ Capital Structure Design III: Pick Your Poison

Debt Is Cheaper Than Equity... If It Doesn’t Kill You

FP&A

+4

Capital Structure Design Part I: The Buffet of Funding Options

Aug 2, 2025

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15 min read

Capital Structure Design Part I: The Buffet of Funding Options

Not all money is equal. A practical guide to decode the real cost of capital

FP&A

+2

💀 Long Range Plans: Where Dreams Go to Die

May 10, 2025

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20 min read

💀 Long Range Plans: Where Dreams Go to Die

Where strategy and numbers collide

Mailbag

+1

📬 Intern season: How do you secure the return offer?

May 6, 2025

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15 min read

📬 Intern season: How do you secure the return offer?

And way too deep of a dive on the net working capital peg

Mailbag

+2

📬 Does MFCF Always Lead to EV Creation?

Apr 22, 2025

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12 min read

📬 Does MFCF Always Lead to EV Creation?

And EBITDA in a not-for-profit

Mailbag

+2

📬 Conscious Capitalism: Balancing ESG and Shareholder Interests

Apr 8, 2025

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14 min read

📬 Conscious Capitalism: Balancing ESG and Shareholder Interests

And sticking around (or not) after a sale

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