Introducing My Financial Foundations Blog

There’s so much noise in business and on social media today. The endless scrolling can be mind-numbing. Every now and then you stumble on a gem—a perspective, a framework, a simple trick that makes you think, “Wow, I never thought of that. Let me try it.” It’s a bit like YouTube for Excel: buried in the clutter sits exactly the idea you needed.

Mixed in with those useful insights, though, are the constant marketing pitches:

“Hire me.” “Use my tool.” “This will solve your problem.”

If only it were that simple.

I don’t claim to be an expert but I’ve worked with a few over my career. What I learned and write comes from experience—lessons learned from mentors, some hard-won scars, and a genuine desire to figure things out. That’s the spirit behind my Financial Foundations Blog: a place to reflect on what I’ve learned and, just as importantly, to hear from people with sharper eyes and different perspectives.

To those in my network, you may very well see your fingerprints on what I write. I’m not stealing your ideas—just acknowledging that I’ve learned from you. For that, and for the countless lessons over the years: Thank you. And yes, some of my best mentors actually worked for me. How’s that for a hoot? I’ve managed many experts far smarter than I am. They may never read or comment on a blog, but they’ve been some of the sharpest sources of wisdom you could ask for. Don’t overlook people like that in your own teams.

If you’re looking for perfect answers, you won’t find them in my blog. If you’re interested in exchanging ideas, comparing notes, and sharing practical ways to build productivity and discipline in Finance, then you might find something worth reading—and hopefully responding to.

True to form for many finance people, you won’t hear this kind of deep discussion at a social hour the way you might from our more gregarious sales teams. For those of us who’d rather think than shout, a quiet blog can be the safer (and more productive) place to share.

My recent posts draw from work in ARM and SaaS, but I welcome parallels, contrasts, challenges, and “here’s what you’re missing” feedback from any industry.

Bottom line: no pitches, no marketing—just ideas, good and bad, shared openly.