How Booking.com scaled: Fireside chat with former CFO Olivier Bisserier

Scale like a champion. Learn from Booking.com's former chief financial officer how to build winning routines, think strategically and future-proof your growing business.

In the final webinar of our Finance Beyond Borders series, we sit down with Olivier Bisserier, former CFO of Booking.com, to explore what it takes to scale a business at Olympic speed – without burning out or losing sight of the bigger picture.

Olivier helped Booking.com expand into more than 20 countries each year. His lessons are essential for founders and finance leaders alike, especially those building their finance stack from day one.

In this webinar, he talks about scaling a business at speed, how we're looking at work-life balance wrong and why modern CFOs must be tech-savvy and think like Olympians.

Topics covered in this session

• The CFO mindset for founders: How to think like a strategic finance leader – even before you hire one

• The Olympic athlete approach: Why discipline, focus and routines are key to scaling sustainably

• Scenario planning: How to anticipate future challenges and build resilience into your operations

• Tech-savvy leadership: Why understanding emerging technologies is crucial for growth

• Tips for global expansion: How to strip out friction and scale internationally with the right payments infrastructure

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