# Chad Cohen

> Former CFO at Zillow

Former CFO of Zillow Group ($13B) with 2x NASDAQ IPOs - Zillow and Adaptive Biotechnologies

Zillow Group’s first full time finance hire, building finance and accounting from the ground up and steering company through its successful IPO as Chief Financial Officer

Ran offering as CFO for second largest biotech IPO in 2019 (Adaptive Biotechnologies - $2B IPO value).  Also served as CFO & COO at Capella Space, a pre-IPO satellite / earth observation company.

Board Director at Vacasa, Trupanion and Ticketfly (acquired by Pandora for $450M).  Currently, running a boutique IPO advisory practice - Scala Advisors.

2x CFO of the Year  - Puget Sound Business Journal

Things I can advise on: 
✔️ Preparing for an IPO
✔️ Regulatory compliance & reporting
✔️ Capital markets strategy (raising equity vs debt, share buybacks, dividends, etc)
✔️ Financial strategy & planning 
✔️ Board governance
✔️ Scaling technology companies 
✔️ Mergers & acquisitions 
✔️ Investor relations

I am very passionate about sharing all of my learnings with others on similar journeys. Excited to connect!

**Rating:** 4.875/5 (8 reviews)

## Offerings

- Video call (15 min): $500.00

## Example Questions

- I’m thinking of starting a company. What are the next few things I should focus on?
- How do I know if my business idea will work?
- How would you approach growth for my business?
- What key metrics should I aim for at different stages to be a best in class company?

## Links

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