Anthony Castro

Manual finance processes don’t just slow you down—they almost broke the acquisition process for John Glasgow. On Episode 222 of The SaaS CFO Podcast, I sat down with John Glasgow, CEO & CFO at Campfire, who shared how 500 diligence requests during an acquisition exposed the painful truth: revenue accounting, SaaS reporting, FX consolidation… all being run out of spreadsheets. While everyone imagines engineers leaving to become founders, John was one of the only finance leaders in his YC batch—because he lived the operational pain firsthand. That experience led to Campfire, an AI-native ERP built for operators who are tired of duct-taping spreadsheets together. If you’ve ever lived through diligence chaos or month-end hell, this episode is for you. Episode 222 is now available, links down below 👇 YouTube: https://lnkd.in/gW2cbi9C Apple: https://rpb.li/tgVFdD Spotify: https://rpb.li/7pwzP5xca #TheSaaSCFOPodcast #SaaSFinance #CFOCommunity #SaaSFounders #FinanceTransformation

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Most CFOs learn the business from the inside. CFO Alex Melamud of Engine learned it from both sides—years in investing, a dozen boards, then the leap into the CFO seat at Engine. In our full conversation, he gets specific about what changes when finance is measured by signal, not noise: why he checks NPS first, how a usage-based model forces better daily pacing, and why capital allocation is really about “the next dollar” and incrementality. And many more insights along the way LISTEN HERE: https://lnkd.in/eFqT9zQ6

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What if the biggest risk to your SaaS company is not competitors or AI, but poor financial management? On the SaaS Fuel podcast, Jeff Mains talks with CEO Dan DeGolier of Ascent CFO Solutions about the strategies that separate thriving SaaS companies from those constantly struggling with cash flow, compliance, and scalability. From revenue recognition to capital efficient growth and the power of Fractional CFO support, this episode is packed with practical insights. If you are not tracking the right metrics, you are flying blind. Listen to the full podcast to learn how to scale your SaaS business with financial clarity and confidence: https://lnkd.in/e4iuSkeX #AscentCFOSolutions #FractionalCFO #InterimCFO #SaaS #SaaSPodcast

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💸 "I personally review our payments file every week." — Mark Hansen, CFO at Entrata Why? Because cash is strategic. And the best CFOs stay close to the levers that move it: vendor terms, AR aging, and debt management. Watch this quick clip from our conversation with Mark on Cash Flow Matters, Centime's blogcast for the office of the CFO.👇 Full blogcast here: [https://lnkd.in/g8nFgq-t] #CFO #CashFlow #WorkingCapital #FinanceLeadership #B2BPayments #Centime

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Most founders tolerate bad sales tax software longer than they should. Clunky dashboards. Slow support. Stuck troubleshooting instead of strategizing. Here’s the real cost no one talks about: Every hour your CFO spends navigating a confusing backend is high-value time pulled away from forecasting, cash flow, margin protection, and growth planning. That’s not a tax issue. That’s a systems issue. Kintsugi automates sales tax end-to-end, from calculation to filings and remittance, while monitoring nexus exposure in real time and consolidating multi-channel data into one clean view. Your finance team should focus on strategy, not software workarounds. Sales tax software should run correctly in the background while you scale. Start free today and see where you stand: https://lnkd.in/gPbykSPf

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Establishing expense approval workflows that your team agrees with and follows is critical to stop revenue leakage. With Topkey, you don’t just get a tool. You get a dedicated support team. Part of our onboarding is working with your team to ensure your approval workflows are set up correctly and tailored towards how your business operates. The result? A more efficient approval process for all parties involved. Less headaches, less fire drills, smoother team communications. Check out our blog post on the key approval workflows you need as a vacation rental operator: https://lnkd.in/gcexPCWj

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