Seventy-one percent of 180 U.S. unicorns had CFOs as of April 17, according to PitchBook, a financial-data company that tracks the private market. But Mapbox’s first finance chief left the company in June 2018, six months after he was hired. Share Your Thoughts What do you think are the most important qualities for a startup CFO? How much weight do you put on who is finance chief when considering whether to invest in a tech-unicorn IPO? “And the problem is: There are not many who have seen the movie before.”Mr. Ashutosh has plenty of experience hunting for a finance chief.

Source: Wall Street Journal May 24, 2019 09:31 UTC