Global Workforce Expansion: Strategies, Considerations, & Employment Models
What to know before hiring workers in another country.
Entries by Preet Kaur
5 Annual Planning Strategy Hacks for CFOs
CFOs in The Circle share strategies and advice for annual financial planning, including: balancing growth and spend, benchmarking, and managing board and internal communications.
The Role and Responsibilities of the CFO with the Board
Led by our mutual friends, Rob Krolik and David Oppenheimer, this Circle|Call was geared towards discussing how CFOs can shift their role from one that reports to the board to one that leads the board (of course, in conjunction with their CEO).
Pricing and Packaging Paradox: Consumption, Subscription or Both?
Many companies are actively exploring a shift from a subscription-based pricing model to a consumption-based model, or hybrid of both. Here are some of the key considerations as you think through the transition, and tips for how to prepare your customers and internal teams.
The Road to IPO: CFO Greg Henry on Steering Couchbase Through its Public Debut
Couchbase CFO Greg Henry offers advice on building buy-side and sell-side relationships, gathering the right people, honing processes, and preparing to lead as a public company CFO.
Compensation for Your Sales Team – Getting it Right
Sales compensation is often rife with difficulty and unintended consequences. Leading startup CFOs and a Deloitte principal discuss how to get it right.
The Road to IPO: CFO Jeff Epstein of Apex and formerly of Oracle (2008-2011)
From his former role as CFO of Oracle to his current position as co-CEO + CFO of a SPAC, Jeff Epstein has earned plenty of scar tissue with invaluable experience as a CFO for both private and public companies. Jeff shares his views on CFO best practices, navigating the transition from public to private, the “why” of SPACs, and more.
The Road to IPO: CFO Tim Bixby @ Lemonade
Despite a global pandemic and recession, CFO Tim Bixby recently helped steer Lemonade to one of the best IPO debuts of 2020. Having traveled the entire startup-journey through IPO more than once (LPSN, SSTK), Tim has the critical experience and insight into the leadership and strategy necessary to be a successful CFO.
Employee Mental Health – Helping Teams Navigate Adversity
While discussions about mental health in the workplace have always been critical, the unending parade of uncertainties and challenges in 2020 has heightened the issue’s size, scale, and intensity. Our friends from Lyra Health and Culture Amp lead The|Circle group to dig deeper into the frameworks and statistics around mental health, map that data to the tech workforce, and explore different benefits and resources for employee support.
Return to (On-Site) Work Series
This Circle|Call series was focused on figuring out how to invite employees back to the office (or continue supporting them remotely) with peer-to-peer first-hand accounts and benchmarking data on what is and isn’t working in this herculean endeavor.