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The Peril of Rented Infrastructure: Lessons from Shield’s Demise for Strategic Entrepreneurs
Here’s a small lesson in entrepreneurship in the SaaS realm. In the last two years, I became a subscriber and heavy user of a product called Shield. It was plugged into my LinkedIn profile and generated professional-quality analytics for my social media on that platform. They had even introduced an LLM agent that would generate […]
CFO’s Complete Guide to AI Tools That Actually Work
Over the past several months, I have been doing something most finance professionals don’t have time for: systematically researching and taking demos from AI companies claiming to solve problems for CFOs, controllers, and finance teams. Yes, it is a pain and fortunately, I have some help from my awesome team at CFO Pro+Analytics and found […]
Debt vs. Equity, S-Corp Tax Strategy, and AI Automation
On the Entrepreneurous Podcast, host Randolph Love III sits down with Salvatore Tirabassi, Founder and Managing Director of CFO Pro+Analytics, to dig into the financial decisions that make or break entrepreneurs. The conversation spans capital strategy, AI in lead generation, tax structures, and what an ideal fractional CFO engagement looks like. Table of Contents What […]
The Hidden Cost of the Pivot: Why Failing Fast May Be the Most Expensive Strategy in the AI Era
AI has flattened the innovation economy, making product replication faster and cheaper than ever. And in a market where product differentiation is temporary, customer acquisition and retention becomes the only durable competitive moat. Those two conclusions lead directly to a third, which challenges one of the most deeply held beliefs in many tech-oriented businesses. If […]
Move Fast and Build Things: How AI Is Rewriting the Rules of Innovation
CFO > Move Fast and Build Things: How AI Is Rewriting the Rules of Innovation For a long time now, “move fast and break things” was the operating philosophy of the innovation economy. Ship quickly, learn from failure, outpace the known competitor. Venture capital funded the burn. Founders wore the chaos as a badge of honor. […]
Fractional vs Interim CFO: Understanding the Continuum of Strategic Finance Leadership
As a provider of strategic CFO services, I am often asked what the difference is between a fractional CFO and an interim CFO. This is a classic “CFO vs” scenario, where understanding the comparison between these financial leadership roles is crucial. Our firm mainly focuses on fractional work, but we have worked on interim projects […]
Building a Strategic Team Growth Plan: A Comprehensive Guide for Scaling Businesses
When your business begins to scale, nothing is more critical than how you build your team. The right people, hired at the right time, and compensated appropriately, can accelerate your growth trajectory by setting goals. However, missteps in team building can create costly setbacks and cultural damage that takes years to repair. TL;DR Successful team […]