Ben Watiwat
Sydney
Australia

Ben Watiwat

Operations
Chief Financial Officer
Sydney
Australia

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About Me

Sydney-based. Father of two. Voracious reader. Systems, automations and AI builder.

"Trust, but verify."
What do you do at Blackbird?

Head beancounter at Blackbird, looking after the management companies, fund finance and fund operations, so the investment team can focus on founders.

What did you do before Blackbird?

Started out in audit and M&A advisory at Deloitte, then built finance functions at high-growth companies including Vocus, SafetyCulture, InDebted and Immutable, and served as CFO of an ASX-listed company.

What do you believe that others do not?

Judgement is scarce. Knowledge is not. Most people still hire for the latter.

What ideas are you excited by right now?

The rise of the generalist. A strong generalist with AI can now cover far wider ground than a specialist team could a few years ago.

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