Founder, Numbers
Aarish Shah
Value Creator | Educator | Connector of People | Ideas Enthusiast
Portfolio Finance Director working with startups and growth technology businesses
Value Creator | Educator | Connector of People | Ideas Enthusiast
Portfolio Finance Director working with startups and growth technology businesses
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Experience
EmergeOne
Founder, Founder and Managing Director
Various part time / advisory roles:
Consultant: Velocity
Finance Director: Hubbub
vCFO: The Longest Stay
Commercial Director: Bili
Consultant: Velocity
Finance Director: Hubbub
vCFO: The Longest Stay
Commercial Director: Bili
eighteen70 / EtonX
Chief Financial Officer and Company Secretary
Pacific Foam Group
Employee
Global Business Area Controller - Deutsche Bank
Employee
Nortel Networks
Team Manager Operations AP EMEA
Founder
Employee
Education
About
Achievements
Took business from 0 to half a million in revenue in the first 6 months of trading, looking to double in year 2
Describe the most impressive thing you've done.
Skills
Locations
Q&A
What's the most useful business-related book you've ever read?
The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers - Ben Horowitz
What's your favorite non-business book?
Anything from the Terry Pratchett Discworld series, but if I had to choose: Night Watch
If money were not an issue, what would you be doing right now?
Writing, taking photos, travelling and helping great businesses become greater.
What words of advice would you give your younger self?
Don't seek external validation, trust your instincts and take English at A-Level
What's the most creative thing you've ever done?
Writing, writing, writing
What's your super power?
Connecting the dots, even when there aren't any...
What's the best way for people to get in touch with you?
email, phone, Whatsapp, LinkedIn - it's all good
What words of wisdom do you live by?
Begin with the end in mind
What aspects of your work are you most passionate about?
Creating things from scratch, working out a strategy, building the numbers and then delivering... Ideas are cheap, execution is everything
What was the most impactful class you took in school?
Studying 'If this is a man' by Primo Levi in my Italian classes. Truly humbling
What's something you wish you had done years earlier?
Getting my writing published
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