Building A New Category In Finance I Mike Gonzalez I Pomp Podcast #547
This is an episode of The Pomp Podcast with host Anthony "Pomp" Pompliano and guest, Mike Gonzalez, the CEO and co-founder at Trace, the first service desk for finance teams. Before Trace, Mike developed a deep empathy for the problems finance teams face as the VP of Finance & Strategy at Zenefits, where he led FP&A. Before that, Mike built and managed financial systems at Facebook. In this conversation, we discuss working at Facebook and Zenefits, building finance teams, real-time data, financial planning, asset allocation, startups, and entrepreneurship. ------ https://Blockfi.com/POMP ------ Pomp writes a daily letter to over 140,000 investors about business, technology, and finance. He breaks down complex topics into easy to understand language while sharing opinions on various aspects of each industry. You can subscribe at https://pomp.substack.com/ Book a one-on-one video call with Pomp: Cameo: https://www.cameo.com/pompglobal Superpeer: https://superpeer.com/pomp Follow Pomp on social media: Twitter: / apompliano Instagram: / pompglobal LinkedIn: / anthonypompliano Website: https://anthonypompliano.com/ Listen and subscribe on the platform of your choice: Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2QwpFjz... Google: https://play.google.com/music/listen?... TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - BlockFi 0:33 - Intro 01:16 - Background 03:38 - Projecting Earnings 08:17 - Pomp and Mike worked Together at Facebook 10:40 - Biggest Takeaway From Working at Facebook 12:28 - Zenefits 18:13- Trace 21:23 - Starting a Business With Your Brother 24:48 - Product Development 28:37 - How Trace's Software Empowers Businesses 31:16 - Real Time Data 37:23 - Fundraising 45:27 - Does Mike Own Any Crypto? 47:16 - Mike's Portfolio and Investment Strategy 55:46 - Customer Retention 57:39 - Most Important Book You've Read? 1:00:02 - Sleep and Fitness Sponsored by Eight Sleep 1:06:13 - Aliens. Believer? 01:09:14 - What Does Pomp Have to Say to the Haters? 01:17:28 - Where to Find Mike Online?
