CFO-led growth protects cash by prioritising margin discipline, financial intelligence and structured decision making over revenue chasing.

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Authority Summary:

Most founders believe growth solves problems. Professional investors know unmanaged growth exposes them.

In this episode, Harvard MBA, ex-McKinsey and ex-Bain Capital operator Nick Jain explains how elite finance leaders think. Drawing from private equity, consulting and $100M+ turnarounds, he shows how disciplined decision systems protect cash, strengthen margins and preserve founder sanity.

Key Insights:

• Why revenue growth often destroys cash
• How CFOs interpret cash flow differently
• Financial intelligence vs reading reports
• Margin discipline instead of cost cutting
• When fractional CFOs outperform full-time hires
• The math behind hiring and expansion decisions
• How AI strengthens CFO judgment
• One belief founders must delete to scale

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