Main Responsibilities of a Chief Financial Officer at Unconventional Ventures
As Cofounder/CEO/CFO at Unconventional Ventures, Aaron focuses on business, financial, and operational strategies, advising founders from the idea stage to companies with around $5-10 million in revenue. Aaron's role is to help founders "keep the spinning plates spinning" by ensuring they have the right teams, systems, and processes in place to manage their resources and navigate the challenges of building a business.
Business Strategy, Financial Strategy, Operations, Entrepreneurship, Leadership
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Aaron Chavez
Cofounder/CEO/CFO
Unconventional Ventures
Arizona State University (ASU) - W. P. Carey | Barrett
Finance
Consulting & Related Professional Services
Business Strategy
Honors Student, Scholarship Recipient, Took Out Loans, Greek Life Member, First Generation College Student
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1. Business strategy: Helping early-stage businesses (idea stage to $5-10 million revenue) determine what and when to launch.
2. Financial strategy: Advising on fundraising, spending, taxes, and bookkeeping.
3. Operational strategy: Ensuring companies have appropriate teams, systems, and processes for their current stage, balancing cost and effectiveness.
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What are your main responsibilities within your role?
My role really has three areas of focus: business strategy, financial strategy, and operational strategy. I work very closely with founders, either one-on-one or by educating teams at scale.
Typically, I work with early-stage businesses, from idea stage up to around five or ten million dollars in annual revenue. I help them think through their business strategy: what are we launching, when, and how?
On the finance side, I help with fundraising, spending, tax filings, and bookkeeping. On the operations side, I focus on ensuring they have the teams, systems, and processes to get things done.
You can have billion-dollar company infrastructure, but it doesn't make sense for a small company. My job is to help founders keep their plates spinning and manage their resources and strategy in this challenging market. Overall, I'm there to be an advisor and a support to them as they build their business.