This article is part one of a three-part series, Good Forecasting Is Good Risk Management. I’ll cover why the CFO is often the organization’s de facto chief risk officer, and why finance must build that responsibility into how it works.
I was on a call recently with a group of partners working through the buyout provision in their shareholder agreement.
Smart group. Good dynamic. Doing this early, which is exactly when it should happen.
In this episode of CFO Talk, “How CFOs Can Reclaim Pricing Power” strategic pricing guru, Lynn Guinn, describes how CFOs are leaving millions on the table from suboptimal pricing!
AI investment is entering a more disciplined phase, but demand continues to accelerate. This edition of Gustavo’s Corner highlights how infrastructure constraints are strengthening chipmakers’ pricing power, while OpenAI, Anthropic, and Meta push AI toward greater efficiency, autonomy, reasoning, and competition. The central question is no longer whether companies will invest in AI, but how quickly they can turn that investment into measurable business value.
A key element of differentiating from the competition, a powerful brand can draw loyalty from satisfied customers and allow a company to charge a higher price relative to its competitors.
Consumers regularly pay more for branded products as compared to store brands, and they will pay even more for a premium brand as compared to a mass-market brand.
A brand is often identified by a trademark or tradename - a recognizable logo that identifies the product and/or manufacturer.
