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Revisiting: Charly Kevers (CFO @ Carta) On The Role Of The Finance Team In Scaling
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Episode Revisiting: Charly Kevers (CFO @ Carta) On The Role Of The Finance Team In Scaling
What does it really take to scale finance through the stages that break most teams?
In this re-released standout episode, we revisit our conversation with Charly Kevers, CFO of Carta - who helped guide the company from Series B to Series G over seven years of hypergrowth, complexity, and rising investor expectations.
This isn’t a theoretical discussion about what CFOs should do. It’s a practical look at what actually happens when growth accelerates, pressure mounts, and the role of finance fundamentally changes.
Charly makes a compelling case that modern CFOs no longer get to choose between growth and profitability. Today, you’re expected to drive aggressive expansion while proving a credible path to sustainable profits — at the same time. That tension is where the real leadership begins.
We also explore one of the most forward-thinking aspects of Carta’s finance function: it’s not just accountants and FP&A. Charly built a cross-functional organisation that includes engineers and works deeply alongside sales, marketing, and product. His philosophy? Use constraints to sharpen creativity — not to slow teams down.
If you’re building a finance team for scale, navigating the shift from high-growth to durable growth, or redefining what the CFO role looks like today, this episode is worth a (re)listen.
In this episode:
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How the CFO role evolves from Series B to Series G
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Why growth and profitability must coexist
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Scaling finance teams through complexity
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Embedding finance across the organisation
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Using constraints to drive better decisions
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