Blog

Thoughts on finance, AI, and the future of the CFO.

August 13, 2026

The Education of a Budget Owner

Nobody approved a ten-year plan to accumulate duplicate software and stranded projects. How budget owners learn to pad, defer, and spend — and why it's rational.

June 9, 2026

Finance Never Got Its GitHub Moment

Software engineers work inside a system that makes every change visible. Why does finance still run multi-million dollar decisions on Budget_2026_v7_FINAL_v2.xlsx?

April 21, 2026

Beyond the Annual Budget

Annual budgets reward sandbagging and punish honesty. Why the best CFOs have demoted the budget from a twelve-month straitjacket to a snapshot of last year's thinking.

February 27, 2026

The CFO as Freedom Fighter

How modern CFOs are breaking free from spreadsheet drudgery to become strategic leaders — and why the right tools make all the difference.

September 18, 2025

Company Manifesto

The story behind valuepath — why we believe finance teams deserve better tools, and how AI can unlock the strategic potential hidden in every financial model.