A founder who handles everything themselves eventually needs financial help. Should you hire an accountant or a CFO? The difference: an accountant looks backward at what you spent. A CFO looks forward at where your money should go.
don't really gravitate towards the financial aspects of the business. And that's something that I've oftentimes relied on external expertise. And so, I know other CEOs that might be listening, you know, have the same perspective, but maybe they are starting to get to that point where they've been the chief everything officer for maybe a little too long. They now need to start bringing in some external experience. But they, as they look at the sort of financial resources or, you know, sort of support that exists, They're like, well, do I need an accountant or do I really need a CFO? Or what's the difference between the two? You have so much background and expertise. Give us a little bit of a primer there. What's that real difference? How should CEOs think about that difference and make decisions around who they need?
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