SaaS Conversations
SaaS Conversations
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Lauren Kelley – Founder and CEO of OPEXEngine by Bain & Company – has her finger on the pulse of the SaaS industry. She is joined by finance leaders, technology experts, investors, operations professionals, and more for conversations about metrics, benchmarking, and the state of SaaS.
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The podcast focuses on key themes including SaaS metrics, benchmarking, R&D ROI, operational excellence, and IPO readiness. Episodes such as R&D ROI with Jellyfish and SaaS Metrics Palooza '24 illustrate important discussions on aligning finance with engineering and maximizing benchmarks for decision making, respectively, while exploring strategies for both growth and profitability amidst industry challenges.
Katherine Zhang – CEO of OPEXEngine by Bain & Company – has her finger on the pulse of the SaaS industry. She is joined by finance leaders, technology experts, investors, operations professionals, and more for conversations about metrics, benchmarking, and the state of SaaS.
We sit down with Brian Beaupre (CFO, Teikametrics) to discuss how the CFO role has changed, where AI is making a real difference in finance today, and what needs to be in place before you let it near your numbers. That includes a validation layer between AI and the underlying systems, so everyone knows where a number comes from, who owns it, and how it’s calculated.
The conversation also gets into judgment. AI can take over much of the grunt work that used to teach finance people how the business runs, which raises the question of how to build that understanding on purpose, from learning the product to seeing the business through other leaders’ eyes.
Drawing on 20-plus years as a SaaS operator, Brian also shares his advice for finance leaders and individual contributors on the path to the CFO seat.
Moderator: Katherine Zhang (CEO, OPEXEngine by Bain & Company)
Guest speaker: Brian Beaupre (CFO, Teikametrics)
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