Spend Management and the Wave of Change in Fintech with Thejo Kote: An EOFire Classic from 2021

From the archive: This episode was originally recorded and published in 2021. Our interviews on Entrepreneurs On Fire are meant to be evergreen, and we do our best to confirm that all offers and URL's in these archive episodes are still relevant. Thejo Kote is the co-founder and CEO of Airbase, the leading spend management platform for small and midsize companies. Founded in 2017, Airbase raised over $30m from Bain Capital Ventures and First Round Capital. His first company, Automatic, was acquired by Sirius XM for over $100m. Top 3 Value Bombs 1. Identify problems that you are passionate about working on even if nobody is paying you. It makes it a lot easier. 2. Be in a position where you are objectively building a good business - where you don't need anybody else to fund you. 3. Sometimes you just have to observe. Keep your eyes and ears open to opportunities and pain points as they come. Spend management done right. Three products. One platform - Airbase Sponsor NetSuite Over 41,000 businesses have future-proofed their business with NetSuite, by Oracle - THE number one cloud E.R.P. Download the CFO's Guide to AI and Machine Learning for free at NetSuite.com/fire