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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...

Anthropic and Open AI: How Core Values May Be the Difference Maker in the Battle for #1

Focus comes from principles guiding to a vision. Success comes from execution guiding to an opportunity. This depends on teams aligned on core values.  Exceptional success relies on focus to create remarkable outcomes. But it does not work the other...

The Fraud Triangle’s Achilles Heel – Engineering Trust Through Systematic Controls

Outright financial fraud in the form of stealing company funds is something that happens. In the news you can find a variety of examples of systemic cash fraud, and, all too often, this occurs in the accounting and finance areas...

When Every Dollar Has a Name on It: Mastering Third-Party Fund Accountability

Table of Contents The $31 Million Documentation Disaster Understanding the Federal Compliance Maze Due Diligence Readiness: The Foundation of Audit Success The Cascade Effect of Poor Documentation Overcoming Financial Challenges Expert Advice and Resources The ProcurementExpress Solution: Compliance by Design...

Strategic Forecasting Part 3: Modeling Staffing and Productivity Curves for Accurate Financial Planning

Table of Contents Intro: Introduction to Financial Forecasting In part one of this series of articles, I discussed “Strategic Financial Forecasting: How Time Tracking Data Transforms Multi-Year Financial Models.” In part two, I focused on “Building a Calendar System that...

Why Tariff Increases Haven’t Shown Up in Inflation—Yet: A CFO’s Real-World Perspective on E-Commerce and Consumer Packaged Goods

Last year, when tariffs were introduced, I wrote a blog article about how they represented a critical kitchen table issue for many small American businesses that have built their business models around contract manufacturing in China and selling through U.S....

The Real Cost of DIY Financial Operations

Table of Contents The Hidden Multiplication of Inexpertise What Founders Mean When They Say “I’ve Got This” How DIY Finance Damage Compounds Over Time for Financial Health Year One Year Two Year Three Year Four What Financial Expertise and Cash...

When Fractional CFO Can Solve Founder Bottlenecks Costing You Growth

Table of Contents The Founder Finance Trap What “Bottleneck” Really Means Delayed Decisions Missed Opportunities Exhausted Leadership Constrained Hiring Evaluating Financial Needs The Full-Time CFO Dilemma How Fractional CFO Services Bridge the Gap What Experienced Fractional CFOs Actually Do Strategic...

Beeper After One Year: The Evolution Continues

Table of Contents From Initial Solution to Indispensable Tool A little over a year ago, I published a blog article titled “From Too Many Messaging Apps to Just One” and discussed my discovery of Beeper, a unified messaging app that...

How Fractional CFOs Use Scenario Planning for Strategic Decisions

Fractional CFO > How Fractional CFOs Use Scenario Planning for Strategic Decisions December 4, 2025 Fractional CFO TL;DR: Most major business decisions do not fail because leadership teams are careless or uninformed. They fail because organizations build strategies around a single...

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