Next Exit
Next Exit
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Bringing stories and advice from industry leaders, on running a business to maximise your next exit.
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The podcast focuses on business exit strategies, venture capital insights, and the dynamics of scaling startups, with episodes like 'Founder to Funder' discussing founder and CEO transitions, energy management, and the impact of AI on go-to-market strategies.
Bringing stories and advice from industry leaders, on running a business to maximise your next exit.
In this episode, Dan speaks with Keith Taylor, CFO of Equinix, the $100B global digital infrastructure company and one of the longest-serving CFOs in the S&P 500. Keith shares how he helped build Equinix from a 10-person startup into a global market leader that delivered 88 consecutive quarters of revenue growth and missed a forecast only once in 25 years.
From surviving the dot-com crash and restructuring billions in debt to leading global expansion across more than 75 markets, Keith explains how discipline, adaptability, and long-term thinking have shaped the business. He also breaks down his forecasting philosophy, why capital structure can make or break a company, and what it really takes to thrive as a public-company CFO in one of the most capital-intensive industries in the world.
Key Takeaways:
- How to build forecasting precision that keeps investors confident quarter after quarter.
- How to balance growth and capital discipline through market crashes and global expansion.
- How to lead through volatility with the right team, systems, and adaptability.
- How to future-proof your finance function for an AI-driven world.
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Check out Dan’s Private Equity-Grade Forecasting software, Kluster, here: https://www.kluster.com/
Send podcast guest pitches to: [email protected]
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