Mike Aron
Helping CFOs reinvent Finance with AI.
AI Innovator · Builder · Writer
AI will redefine finance. The AI-Powered CFO will unlock growth, profitability, and cash flow. I help finance leaders get there — because I've built it myself.
Built, Not Just Advised
I don't just talk about AI — I build with it. These ventures are where I experiment, ship, and learn.
AutoRev
LiveFind what drives you. A sports-car intelligence platform for enthusiasts — research mods, compare builds, hunt deals, and get straight answers in one app built for speed.
Alfred
ExperimentalYour AI butler for everything in life. 15 specialized agents handle tasks, meals, family, health, and travel across every channel you already use. Powered by OpenClaw, the open-source personal AI runtime.
SirHENRY
In DevelopmentA local-first wealth platform for HENRYs (High Earners, Not Rich Yet). Connects to banks via Plaid, imports years of history, and puts AI to work on budgeting, tax optimization, and wealth planning — your data never leaves your device.
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Read all →Practical AI: The Only Answer to a Disruption Curve That Isn't Going to Slow Down
New models, new capabilities, new tools every few weeks. Most leaders are reacting wrong — chasing, waiting, or picking winners. The only position that compounds is practical AI: hands on keys, honest about limitations, focused on application. The model is the commodity. The application is the moat.
The Finance Ontology: The Missing Layer Between Generic AI and a Senior Practitioner
The most valuable asset in your Finance function isn't on any balance sheet — it's the logic that lives in the heads of your senior practitioners. The finance ontology is how you get that logic out, and it's the dividing line between AI that sounds competent and AI that actually runs your business.
Why Most Finance AI Pilots Die (And What the Survivors Do Differently)
Most Finance AI programs are built on the wrong unit of work. They count use cases and miss the two things that actually move the P&L — the end-to-end process redesign, and the finance ontology underneath it that turns a generalist model into a domain expert.
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