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10 Tips CFOs Can Use to Put AI in Finance to Work Today

Planful

As technology crunches the growing volumes of data, soft skills like critical thinking, problem-solving, and communication will become crucial for Finance to succeed. #1 But as new technologies enable more companies to increase efficiency and profits, the pressure to adopt will soon reach a tipping point.

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Etsy: From Hot To Not To Hot Again

PYMNTS

A pretty impressive feat, considering at the time of its IPO Etsy wasn’t actually profitable yet. The firm at the time of its IPO may not have had profits, but it did have 54 million active members on its site globally (up from 1 million members when it started in 2008). The assault was particularly well-timed. percent. “My

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Using Detailed Meeting Checklists to Drive Referral Growth

CFO News Room

Michael: So, it sounds like part of the challenge was, you live in a large company environment where, as is common for a lot of them, they organized study groups of top advisors, of top producers, of those that are doing well and growing well, and driving the business profitably. In fact, we probably would have been much more profitable.

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