Insights on Startup Finance, Growth, and Leadership

I’m Micah Bender, a 2× SaaS CFO who loves helping founders make sense of their numbers, simplify decisions, and scale with clarity.

I’ve spent the last decade building financial systems, guiding product and sales teams, supporting fundraises, and helping companies grow through uncertainty. At SupplyPike, I helped scale the business through rapid expansion and a successful exit valued at over $200 million. Today, I am the CFO at Steppingblocks, where I focus on clarity, structure, and sustainable growth.

Along the way I learned something simple: Finance should enable growth, not slow it down.

I now write about ideas, frameworks, and real world lessons that help founders build better companies. I focus on metrics, forecasting, leadership, systems, and team alignment.

If any of that resonates, feel free to explore the content. More coming every week.