Aleph

𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐅𝐏&𝐀 𝐢𝐬𝐧’𝐭 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐲𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞. In the latest episode of the 10x Finance Podcast, Albert Gozzi, Co-Founder and CEO of Aleph, sits down with Karsten Loose, Managing Partner at Karlon Group, to talk about what finance teams need to rethink as the role of FP&A evolves. They dig into why backward-looking analysis holds teams back, how AI can dramatically reduce time spent on reporting, and what it really takes to turn variance analysis into action. Karsten also shares practical advice on accountability, budgeting, and scaling finance teams without adding friction. If you’re trying to shift finance from reporting to real decision support, this one is worth your time. 🎧 Listen to the full episode of the 10x Finance Podcast Link in the comments

𝗪𝗲'𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗳𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗝𝗮𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝗯𝘂𝗱𝗴𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝘄𝗼𝗯𝗯𝗹𝗲. It’s a frustrating experience, but also a preventable one. Friend of Aleph Karsten Loose dropped by our blog to unpack 5 structural reasons budgets stumble out of the gates, and how a few structural tweaks can make them more durable. Link in the comments 👇

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗶𝗱 𝗧𝘂𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝟭𝟬𝘁𝗵 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝟴𝗽𝗺 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗼𝗻 𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿? If you know someone in FP&A, they were probably knee-deep in a spreadsheet. At Aleph, we have a front-row seat into the working patterns of finance teams. So, we decided to look back at our 2025 usage data to see what we could learn: when teams were busiest, when they had lulls, and what it all means for leaders going into 2026. Check out what we found in our latest blog, linked in the comments👇

𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐝𝐨 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐦𝐬 𝐧𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐱𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐁𝟐𝐁 𝐯𝐬 𝐁𝟐𝐂? In this week’s episode of the 𝟏𝟎𝐱 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐏𝐨𝐝𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐭, Albert Gozzi sits down with Axel Amar to unpack what makes forecasting, data movement, and financial leadership fundamentally different across these two worlds. They dive into why B2B forecasting is far more intricate than it looks, how finance teams can communicate KPIs with clarity, why Excel starts to break under complex models, and how AI is reshaping the systems finance teams rely on. Axel also shares lessons from his work at Turo and Airbyte, highlighting the growing operational role of finance leaders and the importance of cross-functional skills in the next generation of FP&A. If you want a clearer picture of where finance is heading and what it takes to build a modern finance function, this episode is worth your time. 𝐋𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐄𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐝𝐞 𝟓: “𝐍𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐱𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐁𝟐𝐁 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞” 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐰.

We’re kicking off 2026 with an incredible webinar. Join us on January 27 for a fantastic session, co-hosted with our friends at Rillet.

𝐀𝐈 𝐢𝐬 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐧𝐨𝐰. But most teams are still asking: where do we actually start? That’s why we decided to co-host a live webinar with our friends at Rillet, focused on turning AI from experimentation into real finance workflows. stephen hedlund will join Craig Thompson to walk us through how modern finance teams are using LLMs across forecasting, analysis, and reporting—practically, not theoretically. What we’ll cover:  • Where AI is already delivering real value for finance teams  • A simple framework to get consistent, reliable outputs from tools like ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini  • A few “hidden” use cases you can implement immediately  • How to move from prompting experiments to repeatable, operational workflows No product demos. Just hands-on examples and a framework you can reuse. 📅 Tuesday, Jan 27 at 12pm ET 🎟️ Free to join If AI is on your 2026 finance roadmap, this is a great place to start.

𝗔𝗹𝗲𝗽𝗵 𝗶𝘀 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝘁 𝗯𝘆 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲, 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲. 𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝘂𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝘂𝘀 𝗮𝘄𝗮𝘆. Back in November, we asked our network to share their favorite high-impact AI prompts. We received a flood of field-tested ideas helping finance teams get more from LLMs right now. We pulled the best into a new playbook—real prompts from real finance operators. Special thanks to our featured contributors: Karen Bonner, Senior Finance Manager @ Freed Luis Santos, FP&A Manager @ PagerDuty Zachary Rial, Vice President Finance @ Tilt Gaurav Shah, Partner - Head of Portfolio Operations @ Portrait Capital Miranda Conley, Senior Director of Accounting @ Zapier You are what makes our community special! 👏 There’s more where this came from. Check out the full playbook, linked in the comments👇

𝗪𝗲 𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗻𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗲𝘀𝘁-𝗹𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗔𝗜 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗽𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗱𝗮𝘆-𝘁𝗼-𝗱𝗮𝘆. And WOW, did they deliver! 👏 We turned the top 15 submissions into a playbook to help finance teams get more value from LLMs 𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘯𝘰𝘸. Here’s what’s inside: ⚡ Plug-and-play prompts for clearer writing and immediate answers 🧠 Context-aware prompts for deeper analysis 🛠️ Pro Tips on getting the most out of LLMs like ChatGPT and Claude Use it to experiment, steal what works, and share with your team. 📘 𝗗𝗼𝘄𝗻𝗹𝗼𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸—𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝗶𝗻 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁

𝐀𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐛𝐨𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐦𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐲 𝐨𝐫 𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐜𝐤 𝐢𝐧 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠? In the latest episode of The 10x Finance Podcast, Albert Gozzi sits down with Alysaa Co, Partner at Bain Capital Ventures (BCV), to unpack how modern finance teams and boards should really be spending their time. They discuss why board meetings need to move beyond granular reporting, how better context leads to better decisions, and what effective pre-reads actually look like. Alysaa also shares her perspective on time boxing discussions, balancing CEO and board dynamics, and where AI can meaningfully elevate finance teams. If you are preparing board materials, leading finance at a growing company, or rethinking how reporting supports strategy, this episode is packed with practical insight. 🎧 Watch the full podcast! Link in the comments.

𝐀𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐚 𝐜𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐞, 𝐰𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐚 𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐌𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐲 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐦𝐚𝐬, 𝐚 𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐲 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚 𝐰𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐧. Whether you are celebrating Christmas, another holiday, or simply taking a well deserved moment to reset and recharge, we hope this time brings you joy, rest, and meaningful moments with the people (and pets) you care about most. We are especially grateful for our incredible team and community. From teammates showing up every day with curiosity and heart, to our four legged friends (𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐜𝐤 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐰) who keep things fun and grounded. Thank you to our customers, partners, and friends for being part of our journey this year. We are excited for what is ahead and can not wait to keep building together in the new year. Wishing you a peaceful close to the year and a bright start to the next one. 🎄✨🐾