INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Tim Hsia - Neil DevaniContributorMore posts by this contributorWelcome to this transcribed edition of The Operators
The Operators features insiders from companies like Airbnb, Brex, Calm, Facebook, Google, Lyft, Slack, Uber, WeWork, and Zeus Living sharing
their stories and tips on how to break into fields like marketing and product management
features two finance experts with experience from Calm, AdRoll, Morgan Stanley, Change.org, Zeus Living, and Duda
Listen in as they unpack how to build a career in finance at a tech startup and how founders should be thinking about hiring and managing
this function.Stephanie Hsiung is the CFO of Duda, a new and exciting enterprise website builder
Prior to taking the CFO role at Duda, Stephanie served as the VP of Finance at Calm, the leading meditation and mental wellness app and
She was also previously the VP of Finance at Change.org, and was at AdRoll before that.Mark Kang is the Head of Finance at Zeus Living,
which is one of the fastest-growing providers of furnished housing for business travelers
He brings experience from venture capital, banking at Morgan Stanley, where he managed IPOs, and also spent time at Barclays.Mark Kang, Neil
Devanie, Stephanie Hsiung
Image via The OperatorsNeil Devani and Tim Hsia created The Operators after seeing and hearing too many heady, philosophical podcasts about
the future of tech, and not enough attention on the practical day-to-day work that makes it all happen.Tim is the CEO - Founder of Media
Mobilize, a media company and ad network, and a Venture Partner at Digital Garage
Tim is an early-stage investor in Workflow (acquired by Apple), Lime, FabFitFun, Oh My Green, Morning Brew, Girls Night In, The Hustle,
Bright Cellars, and others.Neil is an early-stage investor based in San Francisco with a focus on companies building stuff people need,
solutions to very hard problems
Operators features insiders from companies like Airbnb, Brex, Calm, Facebook, Google, Lyft, Slack, Uber, WeWork, and Zeus Living sharing
their stories and tips on how to break into fields like marketing and product management
They also share best practices for entrepreneurs on how to hire and manage experts from domains outside their own.In this episode:In Episode
Neil interviews Stephanie Hsiung, the CFO of Duda, a new and exciting enterprise website builder, and Mark Kang, the Head of Finance at Zeus
Living, one of the fastest-growing providers of furnished housing for business travelers.Neil Devani: Hello and welcome to the Operators,
where we talk to entrepreneurs and executives from leading technology companies like Google, Facebook, Airbnb, and Calm about how to break
into a new field, how to build a successful career, and how to hire and manage talent beyond your own expertise.We skip over the lofty
prognostications from venture capitalists and storytime with founders to dig into the nuts and bolts of how it all works
CFO of Duda, an enterprise website builder, and formerly the VP of finance at Calm, the leading meditation and mental wellness app
She was also the VP of Finance at Change.org and AdRoll before that.Also joining us is Mark Kang, Head of Finance at Zeus Living, a rising
provider of furnished housing for business travels
They have 1400 homes under management in four major metro areas
Mark has experience as a venture capitalist as well and was previously a banker at Morgan Stanley and Barclays
Stephanie and Mark, thank you for joining us.Stephanie Hsiung: Thank you for having us.Mark Kang: Yes, thanks for having us.
