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The Significance of Customer Insights for Business Success with Arnold Lee of CFO Growth Advisors

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コンテンツは Darshan Mehta によって提供されます。エピソード、グラフィック、ポッドキャストの説明を含むすべてのポッドキャスト コンテンツは、Darshan Mehta またはそのポッドキャスト プラットフォーム パートナーによって直接アップロードされ、提供されます。誰かがあなたの著作物をあなたの許可なく使用していると思われる場合は、ここで概説されているプロセスに従うことができますhttps://ja.player.fm/legal
In this episode of Getting to Aha!, Darshan Mehta is joined by Arnold Lee, CFO and Managing Director of CFO Growth Advisors. Join them as they explore the need for companies to understand why customers behave the way they do, the challenges faced by startups, and the formula of finance, strategy, and customer insights as the key to success.
Arnold has over thirty years experience in corporate strategy. He is currently the CFO and Managing Director of CFO Growth Advisors, a CFO firm that provides a broad range of outsourced strategic and operational interim CFO services to startups, small and medium-sized businesses, and middle market companies in Silicon Valley and the San Francisco Bay Area. Arnold has given hands-on financial and strategic support to over 200 startups and small businesses, as well as medium-sized and large companies in various fields such as technology cleantech, financial services, consumer products, and food and beverage. While pursuing his Master's, he contributed research to the best-selling management book ​Built to Last: Successful Habits of Visionary Companies.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
👉 Arnold emphasizes that, despite being a cliche, all growth is not good growth. It might be tempting to always be growing—growth means more customers, more revenue, more market share—but it can be hard to maintain this balance. Arnold stresses that “the right kind of growth” must be prioritized. Although his company is all about enabling growth, they always focus on making it smart, efficient, and profitable.
👉 It’s important not to immediately partner with the first person that makes you a business offer. Arnold suggests that it’s harder to get a divorce than it is to part from a bad business partner. He says that, in effect, a business partner is a partner forever. This idea should make people “more careful and deliberate” about who they associate with. Just because someone wants to put a certain amount of money into the business doesn’t automatically make them the right person.
👉 Arnold says that understanding customer needs and preferences is paramount to achieving success. Businesses that fail to gather and utilize customer insights are at a disadvantage, as they are unable to tailor their products, services, and strategies to meet evolving customer expectations. By gathering and analyzing insights on demographics, purchasing behavior, preferences, and feedback, businesses can gain a deeper understanding of their target market and make informed decisions to address their needs effectively.

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And connect with the host and guests here:

Darshan Mehta on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/darshan--mehta
iResearch Website - https://iresearch.com
CFO Growth Advisors website: https://www.cfogrowthadvisors.com

Getting to Aha! with Darshan Mehta is hand crafted by our friends over at: fame.so

Previous guests include: Kristin Luck, Shep Hyken, Whitney Dunlap-Fowler, Randy Krum, Gerard Ibarra, Jamie Flinchbaugh, Katie Anderson, Rebecca Brooks, Brooke Sellas, Dan Gingiss, Phil Irvine, Dan Fleetwood, Nicholas Zeisler, Katrina Noelle, Laura Beavin-Yates, Kalil Vicioso, Mo McKibbin, Bryant Leech and Louie Gravance.
Check out the 3 most downloaded episodes:

If you are interested in joining Getting to Aha! as a guest, please complete this form: http://fame.so/ire-guest
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コンテンツは Darshan Mehta によって提供されます。エピソード、グラフィック、ポッドキャストの説明を含むすべてのポッドキャスト コンテンツは、Darshan Mehta またはそのポッドキャスト プラットフォーム パートナーによって直接アップロードされ、提供されます。誰かがあなたの著作物をあなたの許可なく使用していると思われる場合は、ここで概説されているプロセスに従うことができますhttps://ja.player.fm/legal
In this episode of Getting to Aha!, Darshan Mehta is joined by Arnold Lee, CFO and Managing Director of CFO Growth Advisors. Join them as they explore the need for companies to understand why customers behave the way they do, the challenges faced by startups, and the formula of finance, strategy, and customer insights as the key to success.
Arnold has over thirty years experience in corporate strategy. He is currently the CFO and Managing Director of CFO Growth Advisors, a CFO firm that provides a broad range of outsourced strategic and operational interim CFO services to startups, small and medium-sized businesses, and middle market companies in Silicon Valley and the San Francisco Bay Area. Arnold has given hands-on financial and strategic support to over 200 startups and small businesses, as well as medium-sized and large companies in various fields such as technology cleantech, financial services, consumer products, and food and beverage. While pursuing his Master's, he contributed research to the best-selling management book ​Built to Last: Successful Habits of Visionary Companies.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
👉 Arnold emphasizes that, despite being a cliche, all growth is not good growth. It might be tempting to always be growing—growth means more customers, more revenue, more market share—but it can be hard to maintain this balance. Arnold stresses that “the right kind of growth” must be prioritized. Although his company is all about enabling growth, they always focus on making it smart, efficient, and profitable.
👉 It’s important not to immediately partner with the first person that makes you a business offer. Arnold suggests that it’s harder to get a divorce than it is to part from a bad business partner. He says that, in effect, a business partner is a partner forever. This idea should make people “more careful and deliberate” about who they associate with. Just because someone wants to put a certain amount of money into the business doesn’t automatically make them the right person.
👉 Arnold says that understanding customer needs and preferences is paramount to achieving success. Businesses that fail to gather and utilize customer insights are at a disadvantage, as they are unable to tailor their products, services, and strategies to meet evolving customer expectations. By gathering and analyzing insights on demographics, purchasing behavior, preferences, and feedback, businesses can gain a deeper understanding of their target market and make informed decisions to address their needs effectively.

Listen Now!


And connect with the host and guests here:

Darshan Mehta on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/darshan--mehta
iResearch Website - https://iresearch.com
CFO Growth Advisors website: https://www.cfogrowthadvisors.com

Getting to Aha! with Darshan Mehta is hand crafted by our friends over at: fame.so

Previous guests include: Kristin Luck, Shep Hyken, Whitney Dunlap-Fowler, Randy Krum, Gerard Ibarra, Jamie Flinchbaugh, Katie Anderson, Rebecca Brooks, Brooke Sellas, Dan Gingiss, Phil Irvine, Dan Fleetwood, Nicholas Zeisler, Katrina Noelle, Laura Beavin-Yates, Kalil Vicioso, Mo McKibbin, Bryant Leech and Louie Gravance.
Check out the 3 most downloaded episodes:

If you are interested in joining Getting to Aha! as a guest, please complete this form: http://fame.so/ire-guest
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