The fastest way CFOs can use AI
Burn all your playbooks and try this
You're trapped in a sea of spreadsheets, manually reconciling accounts, feeling more like a chief accounting officer and wondering if this is the CFO role you fought so hard to earn.
Meanwhile, your LinkedIn feed taunts you with posts about AI agents, automation and strategic finance.
It seems like everyone else is enjoying the luxuries in finance…
The pressure is immense. Your CEO and board demand:
Faster insights
Better forecasting
Strategic influence
Yet here you are, buried under outdated processes, fragmented systems, and a team overwhelmed by uninspired work.
You're not leading strategically.
You're surviving administratively.
Deep down, you question if your frustrations are normal.
Underutilizing your team's talent, trapped by routine.
Seeing AI’s potential but struggling to implement it effectively.
Feeling more like financial reporters than strategic influencers.
Being perceived as a "cost center" rather than a strategic partner.
You’re not alone.
As a CFOTech investor and advisor, I can understand your pain.
And I can confidently say: You need a CFO-led hackathon.
I’ve run them. Inside multi-disciplinary teams. With real constraints, real data, and real impact.
I’ve seen what happens when you give your team 2 focused days, cross-functional partners, and a clear business problem.
They stop surviving spreadsheets.
They build AI tools that automate 10-hour tasks in a weekend.
I know it’s a concept that sounds more like Silicon Valley than the finance department.
But hackathons work in finance. If you lead them right.
It’s the fastest way to shift your team’s mindset, uncover real use cases, and deliver results that are 20–30x more valuable than their daily work.
Here’s exactly how to do it.
Read on.
Your Frustrations Are Clear and Urgent
Your team is trapped by outdated practices.
Creativity and agility are lost in daily routine.
You are overwhelmed by data, yet unable to find actionable insights.
Each day your team grows more frustrated, feeling their creativity slowly draining away. They desperately need a spark, a chance to break free from routine and truly innovate.
Your data is not a barrier but a tool for strategic decisions.
Month-end closes are not supposed to drag you endlessly.
It feels nearly impossible to balance innovation with risk management and tight budgets.
Your resources feel limited; you’re forced into relying on costly external consultants and solutions. Despite their expense, these solutions rarely align with your unique needs, leaving you with generic, ineffective results that drain both your budget and patience.
But here's your opportunity to get the luxuries CFOs want…
