In this episode, Sasha Orloff is joined by Aneal Vallurupalli, CFO at Airbase, who drops insights on modern spend management and his journey from M&A to leading finance at a $325M acquisition target. Aneal discusses his career trajectory, the impactful role of a CFO in spend management, and how Airbase revolutionizes non-payroll spends in the AI era. Aneal also offers essential advice to CFOs navigating today’s dynamic financial landscape.
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LINKS:
Airbase: https://www.airbase.com/)
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X/SOCIAL:
@sashaorloff
@AVallurupalli
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TIMESTAMPS:
(00:00) Preview
(01:16) Intro
(01:43) Meet Aneal Vallurupalli, CFO of Airbase
(02:28) Understanding Airbase's spend management
(04:33) Aneal’s journey to Airbase
(08:08) Evolution and impact of Airbase
(09:43) Role and strategy as CFO
(17:34) Sponsor: Anrok
(18:59) Balancing flexibility and control in spend management
(21:36) Importance of change management
(23:58) Memorable customer success stories
(27:35) Evolution of software in the CFO's office
(31:21) Trends in selling to different industries
(37:08) Future of Airbase and business spend management
(39:36) Insights on M&A and career journey
(43:37) Reflections on buy-side and sell-side experiences
(45:39) Wrap
