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CFO Q&A | Key Finance Metrics to Successfully Scale High-Growth Tech Startups

Zanda is hosting a CFO Q&A Session with the opportunity to quiz experienced CFOs on which metrics startups need to prioritize to scale successfully.

Our esteemed panelists Amy Wagner and Conor O’Donoghue, will dive into how to identify, track and optimize key financial metrics to ensure your business is not burning too quickly so you can focus on the areas with the most potential to help you grow.

Whether you’re about to raise money, measuring KPIs, or planning for the future, the last thing you want is to be caught off-guard. So, join the discussion to learn how to get deeper insights into your business and gain a greater understanding of:

  • How to analyze and extend your runway

  • How to manage your burn rate and revenue

  • How to track your MRR & ARPA to forecast the future

  • How to spot negative trends early

  • Optimizing your customer acquisition and retention

This event will be hosted virtually 12pm EST and 5pm GMT

Panelists

Amy Wagner | CFO @ CreateMe

Amy has successfully founded and exited two companies and currently serves as the Chief Financial Officer of CreateMe Technologies, a technology company that is reinventing apparel manufacturing for brand owners through automation, innovation, creativity, and speed. Prior to CreateMe, Amy was the COO and CFO of Altress, a sustainable, on-demand, and customizable apparel company. There she developed the company’s commercial and corporate strategy, launched and scaled the D2C and B2B platforms, and led the finance, accounting, tax, legal, and compliance functions. Prior to Altress, Amy launched and successfully exited two start-ups, a cleantech investment bank which was sold to Nomura, and an IT consulting firm that was sold for a 20x cash-on-cash return. Amy started her career at Citigroup in investment banking, completing over $30 billion of transactions, including several landmark deals.

Conor O’Donoghue | CFO @ Ocrolus

Conor is the CFO at Ocrolus and has nearly two decades of experience spanning public accounting, corporate finance, and startups, and includes blue-chip companies such as Bank of America and PwC. At Ocrolus, he built out a sophisticated accounting and finance function from scratch, which has been critical to supporting the company’s rapid growth since 2019. Beyond finance, he plays a key role in driving company strategy and leads a number of highly impactful cross-departmental initiatives spanning operations, sales process and projections, product, and people. He is a key member of the investor relations team and helped Ocrolus complete both their Series B and Series C fundraisings, the most recent of which totaled $80 million and valued Ocrolus at over $500 million.

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