Patrick O'Shaughnessy

And you've pointed out several times today that

Each version of this exercise is deeply personal and you can't abstract it into some perfect formula to have everyone find their way.

But I hope we've done a decent job of some breadcrumbs that people can follow in pursuit of their own most interesting version of their story.

Thank you so much for doing this with me.

Thank you for your time.

Thank you.

Thank you.

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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.

Kareem and Eric understood that every minute spent on manual expense management is a minute stolen from high leverage work.

So they automated all of it.