When chatting with friends and family over Thanksgiving weekend 🦃, I was frequently asked what it’s like being a founder. My answer was “It’s not easy, but I’ve got the best team, and we’ve got an amazing product that helps companies reduce risk and operate more efficiently.” From the beginning, my goal starting Sudozi was to empower finance and procurement teams with easy-to-use approval workflows ✅, renewal management 📆, and analytics📈

Arc is incredibly excited to have made it into Operators Guild's coveted Solutions We Love Program - a round-up of the very best tools used by top-tier operators. 🙌 👊 If you're not familiar with the Operators Guild member community and their unique Solutions We Love ("SWL") program, this is a really big deal. OG is home to the world's most elite high-growth company builders. Being considered for SWL requires direct endorsements from members, and a rigorous diligence process where OG evaluates the solution relative to the rest of the market.

Who does finance usually report to? Who does procurement report to? In my conversations with hundreds of finance and procurement professionals, it's usually CFOs, COOs, or GC/CLOs. While the daily tasks are generally the same, knowing the broader organization a team reports into can explain more about priorities and team strategy.

I spent last Saturday night watching the Women's college volleyball match between Nebraska vs Wisconsin. No doubt it was a fantastic game. What was even more fascinating than the game?! The number of people in attendance and the ticket prices! ➡️ 9,198 in attendance ➡️ Standing-room tickets sold for $270 on StubHub ➡️ Lower-level tickets and club seating ranged from $999-$1,341!

It’s 10/31 🎃, will your books be closed by EOD tomorrow? Will your OpEx be closed by tonight? What’s preventing you from doing a 1 day close? 🤔 Believe it or not, some of the best public companies are getting to 1 day closes. What’s the magic? 🪄

By day, I help companies tackle wasted spend with Sudozi. As a side hustle, I help run a waste management company 🚮♻️