· Saul Mateos · AI-Native CFO
AI Implementation Challenges Finance Teams Don't Plan For
The AI implementation challenges finance teams don't plan for: training overhead, debugging loops and a 40-hour weekly tax before the gains compound.
CFO Lab Blog
Field-tested frameworks and insights for operational CFOs. No-BS content that you can use tomorrow to drive real business impact.
- · Saul Mateos · AI-Native CFO
The AI Readiness Finance Teams Actually Have
My cleaning lady killed my AI agent. What that says about the gap between AI excitement and the AI readiness finance teams actually have today.
- · Saul Mateos · Claude and AI Tools
AI Tools for FP&A: What Survived and What I Abandoned
After 30+ tools, what stuck: the AI tools for FP&A I use daily, the ones I abandoned, and the five questions I ask before adopting anything new.
- · Saul Mateos · Claude and AI Tools
AI Dashboards for Finance: CSV to Dashboard in 15 Minutes
AI dashboards for finance with Claude Code: the prompts that turn one CSV into a dashboard you'd show a CEO, plus the verification loop and a sample file.
- · Saul Mateos · Claude and AI Tools
Claude Cowork Cheat Sheet: 10 Steps to Set It Up
A free Claude Cowork cheat sheet for leaders, managers and analysts: 10 steps from download to a project that picks up where you left off.
- · Saul Mateos · Forecasts and Models
Excel Dashboard vs Power BI Finance Teams: Why Excel Wins
The Excel dashboard vs Power BI finance debate, from a six-figure portal my team skipped: why speed to iterate wins, plus a 3-question tool test.