Patrick O'Shaughnessy

Yeah.

Fascinating.

Well, I think, you know, my traditional closing question for everybody, what is the kindest thing that anyone's ever done for you?

What was the climax of your math career?

Well, this has been so much fun.

I'm so fascinated by the business that you've built in our building.

Thanks for explaining it to us and bringing us sort of right to that white hot center in so many different ways.

Thanks for your time.

Thanks for having me.

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The best operators have a relentless focus on leverage, finding ways to multiply their impact rather than just working harder.

But here's what I see happening in finance teams everywhere.

Brilliant people getting buried in expense management busywork.

If you think about it, you become a finance leader because you love strategic work.

modeling scenarios, optimizing capital allocation, finding the insights that actually move the business forward.

But instead, you're chasing receipts and categorizing transactions.

It's the opposite of leverage.

This is exactly why I'm so bullish on what the team at Ramp has built.