Faced with weak marketing returns during rapid international expansion, Alistair Gurney resisted cutting spend. Instead, he integrated FP&A, revenue operations, and data engineering to analyze pipeline performance at a granular level. The cross-functional insight enabled targeted reallocations rather than blanket cuts, preserving growth momentum and helping Lucanet remain on bookings target. Now Watch the Complete […]
1168: How Smart Finance Looks Before It Leaps | Alistair Gurney, CFO, Lucanet
Early in Lucanet’s expansion, two Chinese employees working in Germany had a moment of insight. Seeing how configurable the consolidation software was, they believed it could succeed in their home market. Acting on that conviction, they traveled from Berlin back to China and built what would become Lucanet’s Chinese business. The story illustrates how a…
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AI on the Frontlines: Live Insights from Planful Perform25
On Location at Planful Perform 25 in Miami, CFO Thought Leader captures candid frontline views on AI’s sweeping impact. CEO Grant Halloran details how intelligent automation meets a crippling finance‑talent shortage, promising faster decision cycles without head‑count spikes. CFO Dan Fletcher spotlights daily reforecasting, agent‑driven data interrogation, and strict ROI tests before approving new hires. Both leaders emphasize […]
Building the “First Team”: How Cross-Functional Leadership Drives Vanta’s Success
Inside The Mentoring Round, David Eckstein shares insights on the collaboration between CFOs and CEOs, emphasizing the importance of shared vision and cross-functional partnerships. He highlights how CFOs, like himself, play a pivotal role in executing long-term strategies by identifying operational levers. Eckstein discusses his focus on building Vanta’s annual and three-year plans, aligning leaders […]
733: Eyes Wide Open | Laurence Capone, CFO, Pipedrive
"Strive to grow, learn, take risks, and make a positive impact." –CFO Laurence Capone Back in the early 1990s, Laurence Capone was a Paris-based public accountant serving a distinguished list of oil and gas industry clients when she heard about an audit assignment unlike any that she had taken on before. It turned out that…
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