S2 E11 - A Banker Turned Startup Strategist

In Season 2, Episode 11 of the Chief Future Officer podcast, Indus Khaitan, CEO of Quolum, hosts Karan Chadha, Senior Manager of Strategic Finance at Noom - the world’s leading behavior change company disrupting the weight loss and healthcare industry. In this episode, Karan shares his inspiring career journey, starting in M&A and investment banking and pivoting into high-growth startups. Karan shares how finance roles are rapidly evolving with AI, key lessons on pivoting companies toward profitable growth, his 12-month outlook on the tech landscape, and he also discusses the #1 book that has influenced his perspective on behavioral economics. If you’re interested in finance, technology, startups, behavioral economics, or personal development, don’t miss this episode of the Chief Future Officer podcast!

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Finance has come a long way in the Internet Age. Modern metrics didn’t exist even ten years ago. It’s hard to keep up. The Chief Future Officer Podcast has a simple goal. We want to bring out the tools, techniques and learnings from the finance’s smartest. The best CFOs lead the pack. They adopt technology. They understand core businesses deeply and most importantly see finance as a lever for growth. The old parable calling the CFO, the CF-No is no longer true. Why? Because we now have operators on board. We hope you enjoy these lessons from the best in the business.