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ORGANIZER;CN=Valerie Nielsen:MAILTO:skater714@hotmail.com
SUMMARY:THE FENG: Beyond the Ledger: Scaling Tech Infrastructure & System-Enforced Controls Post-IPO
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DESCRIPTION:Beyond the Ledger: Scaling Tech Infrastructure &amp; System-Enforced Controls Post-IPOLocation:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Zoom MeetingTime:&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 6:30pm-7:30pm EDT / 5:30pm-6:30pm CDT&nbsp;Most start-ups have aspirations of growing their scrappy start-up idea into a scalable enduring business with a potential for an IPO exit that will make not only the success of the business model but will have financial rewards for those who make it happen.But making that transition from scrappy hyper-growth start-up to an outstanding IPO candidate and enduring business post IPO doesn’t happen overnight.Tune in to learn:·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; This is not just a Finance effort; IPO readiness is a whole company event·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Product, engineering, and data play a vital part in the success of a robust ICFR program post IPO·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Collaboration with all business and functional groups is critical to the entity level control framework·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Successful finance teams automate and build systemsOur speaker Michelle DeBella leveraged a 17-year career in public accounting&nbsp;as a launching point to senior executive finance roles in some of Silicon Valley's most iconic companies&nbsp;like HP, Uber and Lyft during some of their biggest transformations and inflection points.&nbsp; Leveraging her operational and IPO readiness experiences, she's now leading earlier stage companies as they navigate their&nbsp;journeys from start-up to scale-up as a CFO and advisor to companies like Knock, JumpCloud, and Cipher.&nbsp;She's a member of FEI, contributor to LinkedIn and Forbes Finance Council, and was named 2024's Woman CFO of the year by the Silicon Valley Chapter of FEI.&nbsp; She mentors many up-and-coming finance leaders and supports efforts to advance women and other underrepresented groups in leadership.&nbsp;&nbsp;
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