Dave Kellogg Joins Vic.ai’s Board of Directors

It is with great pleasure that I welcome Dave Kellogg to Vic.ai’s Board of Directors.

Vic.ai is my third startup where I’ve reported to a board, and I’ve had the privilege of being on the “other side” as a board member while we were building 24SevenOffice.com in Europe up until its IPO. These experiences have taught me that board composition and dynamics are critical. As a founder, you’re already faced with numerous hardships and challenges; the board should not be another.

Finding truly helpful board members is perhaps as hard as finding truly great founders. Incorporating independent directors into the board is an opportunity to bring operational experience to the table. This is crucial because venture capitalists’ pattern-matching advice, while valuable, is not the same as having firsthand experience. Receiving pure and honest outside-in counsel is critical to building a successful company. Advisors are great, but board members are committed for years to come and have a meaningful alignment of incentives.

Dave writes an exceptional blog (kellblog.com) that covers most topics you’d seek advice on. It took less than an hour after meeting Dave to recognize his unique ability to sift through the entire Kellblog in his head, adapt the insights to our specific situation, and offer straight-to-the-point, actionable, and sound advice.

Dave is a two-time CEO, data and metrics expert, and a secret FP&A modeler, all wrapped up as an enterprise software marketer. His experience with financial planning as the CEO of Host Analytics and his subsequent work advising companies in the FP&A space position him well to help us capitalize on the opportunities ahead.

At Vic.ai, we’re on an inspiring journey to build a global, artificially intelligent accounting platform for mid-market and enterprise companies, starting with Accounts Payable. As we continue to grow and scale our business, we are truly fortunate to have the opportunity to work with Dave.

I’d also like to take this opportunity to give a shout-out to our existing Board of Directors, Ted, Jeff, and Will – whose advice, dedication, support, and endless appetite for data (guess who) have been instrumental in our success to date.

Onwards.