Research and Markets: ReedLogic Video Seminars: The Role of a CFO in a VC-Backed Company

Business Wire, Jan 14, 2009

DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/72470b/reedlogic_video_se) has announced the addition of the "ReedLogic Video Seminars: The Role of a CFO in a VC-Backed Company" report to their offering.

ReedLogic is pleased to present a video seminar on "The Role of a CFO in a VC-Backed Company." The 180-minute video provides viewers with strategies on how to better manage company growth, management team challenges, and financial management for their own companies. The speaker is Tom Shea of VC-Backed company Tolerx, a 20 year expert in the area of financial management at VC-Backed companies. To see a sample from a previous video seminar, please click here. Upon ordering, ReedLogic will send you the video on DVD, ideal for watching on your computer.

The video seminar focuses on:

* Financial management strategies with venture funding in today's environment

* Managing rapid growth and goal setting under the observation of multiple investors

* Early signs of problems - how to identify and manage

* Explanation of the often-changing roles of the management team with a capital investment

* Case studies, advice and problem resolution from other CFOs

Sample questions covered in this video seminar include:

* 1. How do you set financial goals for your company? Do you have a "checks and balances" system to ensure that those goals are being met? How does VC money impact this goal setting?

* 2. How do identify which expenses are worthwhile for your company to be making?

* 3. What are the biggest things to avoid when trying to achieve rapid growth? What are the potential financial pitfalls that your company needs to avoid?

* 4. How do you set financial goals for your company? Do you have a "checks and balances" system to ensure that those goals are being met and that expenses are being kept in check?

* 5. What financial tools and controls do you have in place to help monitor the financials? During a time of rapid growth, how do you determine what an ""acceptable" level of money to be losing is for the company?

* 6. What are the biggest pitfalls to avoid when trying to achieve rapid growth?

* 7. What are the roles each of the following people should play in achieving growth for the company: CEO, CFO, CTO, CMO? Any other key people?

* 8. What would your 5 best pieces of advice for a CFO of a VC Funded company? What are the biggest obstacles that a CCO of a VC funded company faces that other CFOs do not normally encounter? Can you name the 3-5 biggest obstacles? How do you overcome these?

* 9. How do you have a direct financial impact on the financial success of your company?

* 10. What would be your five minute conclusion if explaining to a colleague (CFO of a funded company) "everything they needed to know" about their role as a CFO in a VC Funded company?

About ReedLogic:

* 1. More convenient and less expensive than traveling to a seminar and can be viewed on-demand

* 2. Interactive and prompt you with questions to spur your own ideas

* 3. Faster to watch than reading a printed book or report

* 4. Perfect for downtime in your office, on a business trip, while traveling or even at the gym

For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/72470b/reedlogic_video_se.>

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