Table Ronde with Sean Cullen (Optable x PivoHub)
Sean Cullen is the COO of Optable, a fast-rising Montreal startup transforming how media and tech companies share and activate data securely. Before joining Optable, Sean co-founded PivoHub, one of Quebec’s fastest-growing B2B platforms connecting breweries, distributors, and retailers — scaling it from a local startup into an industry standard.
Sean has spent over a decade building and scaling tech companies — from early-stage chaos to global operations. As both COO and CFO, he’s lived through the realities of fundraising, burn management, growth plateaus, and the relentless pursuit of profitability.
Topics on the menu:
💡 Unit Economics 101: How to master the core levers of profitability — CAC, LTV, payback period, and beyond.
💸 Cash Flow vs Growth: Finding the balance between ambition and discipline — when to scale and when to slow down.
📊 Building a Financial Operating System: Setting up the right dashboards, metrics, and rhythms to steer the company with precision.
🧠 The CFO Mindset for Founders: Why every founder should think like a CFO — and how it changes the way you lead and make decisions.
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Table Ronde is a curated space for people who are building.
In a world full of noise, advice is everywhere — but real experience is becoming harder to find and access.
Table Ronde exists to bridge aspiration and real experience.
We bring builders together with founders, investors, and executives who share what really happened — the context, constraints, and tradeoffs behind real outcomes.
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