E28: Airbase CFO Aneal Vallurupalli on Acquisitions, the Chief “Friction” Officer, and Spend Management

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Economy & Business

In this episode, Sasha Orloff is joined by Aneal Vallurupalli, CFO at Airbase, who drops insights on modern spend management and his journey from M&A to leading finance at a Paylocity acquisition target. Aneal discusses his career trajectory, the impactful role of a CFO in spend management, and how Airbase revolutionizes non-payroll spends in the AI era. Aneal also offers essential advice to CFOs navigating today’s dynamic financial landscape.

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-- LINKS: Airbase: https://www.airbase.com/ -- X/SOCIAL: @sashaorloff @AVallurupalli -- TIMESTAMPS: (00:00) Preview (01:16) Intro (01:43) Meet Aneal Vallurupalli, CFO of Airbase (02:28) Understanding Airbase's spend management (04:33) Aneal’s journey to Airbase (08:08) Evolution and impact of Airbase (09:43) Role and strategy as CFO (17:34) Sponsor: Anrok (18:59) Balancing flexibility and control in spend management (21:36) Importance of change management (23:58) Memorable customer success stories (27:35) Evolution of software in the CFO's office (31:21) Trends in selling to different industries (37:08) Future of Airbase and business spend management (39:36) Insights on M&A and career journey (43:37) Reflections on buy-side and sell-side experiences (45:39) Wrap


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