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"Turpentine Finance" with Sasha Orloff

A podcast where Sasha Orloff talks to founders and finance leaders at the best tech companies about what it takes to architect success. Our guests speak candidly about big business inflections, market curveballs and how they approach decision-making to tease out tactics and mental models you can use for when the pressure is on. You’ll hear stories from Instacart, Mercury, OpenAI, Andreessen-Horowitz, Netflix, Runway, and more.

Topics frequently touched upon M&A, Market Downturn, Macro, PMF, Fundraising, Financial Forecasting, Headcount, Equity.

Recent Episodes

May 16, 2024

E7: The Dealmaker’s Secrets: Steve McLaughlin on Crafting A Fundraising Story Worth $33B, CEO of FT Partners

In this conversation, Sasha sits down with Steve McLaughlin, CEO and Managing Partner of FT Partners.
May 10, 2024

E6: Behind the Scenes of General Catalyst: The VC Firm's Financial Operations with CFO, Mark Allen

In this episode, Sasha sits down with Mark Allen, CFO at General Catalyst.
May 2, 2024

E5: Bringing Fun Back to Finance: Redesigning Business Modelling with Runway’s Siqi Chen, CEO

In this conversation, Sasha sits down with Runway's founder and CEO, Siqi Chen.
April 25, 2024

E4: Can Turning Down a Huge Upround Lead to a Greater Outcome? FloQast CFO Razzak Jallow Proves It Can

In this episode, Sasha sits down with Razzak Jallow, CFO at FloQast,.
April 18, 2024

E3: Chris Bakke on Negotiating with Elon Musk and Setting Up An M&A from Day One (3x exits)

Ever wonder what it's like to get a call from Elon Musk, wanting to buy your company? In this episode, Sasha sits down with serial entrepreneur Chris Bakke to find out.
April 11, 2024

E2: War Stories: When Amazon Buys Whole Foods, and You Are CFO of Instacart with Sagar Sanghvi

In this episode, Sasha sits down with Sagar Sanghvi, Current Partner at Accel and former CFO at Instacart.