Ep. 39: Balancing short term expectations of investors with longer term strategic roadmap decisions as a public company tech CFO with Shouvik Roy, CFO at Versapay

The Backbone: a journey inside finance at a startup

Shouvik Roy, Chief Financial Officer at Versapay (TSXV: VPY) On this episode of The Backbone, I chat with Shouvik about: His journey into tech after starting his career at EY. From there, Shouvik held various finance roles within retailers including Home Depot and Nike to automative companies like Linamar before taking the plunge into tech as the Director of Finance at Freshbooks, prior to Versapay. Versapay — what the company does and what its all about. What he identifies as specific challenges and opportunities for the finance role within tech companies, having worked across various industries including retail, consumer brands and automative. The biggest changes in the KPIs that were particularly important for an SMB software company (like Freshbooks) which are not as relevant for a company serving enterprise customers (like Versapay). Balancing short term expectations of investors (quarterly earnings calls) with longer term strategic roadmap decisions, as a publicly traded company CFO. We close things off with a quickfire round: Your go to online resource for all things startup finance related Your favourite productivity hack Tech jargon that makes you cringe The best advise you’ve received One thing you don’t leave the office before finishing --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/backbone/message