Member Since 2020
Swapnil Shinde
Zeni Inc.
San Francisco Bay Area
Swapnil is a 3x Entrepreneur, Angel Investor and CEO & Co-founder of Zeni.ai, a company that is building an AI-powered CFO-As-A-Service platform to manage all finance functions for startups and small businesses. Before Zeni, Swapnil was the CEO & Co-founder of Mezi, an AI-powered Travel-As-A-Service platform that was acquired by American Express in 2018.
SKILLS
- Entrepreunership
- Artificial Intelligence
- Financial Accounting
RECENT CONTENT
January 19th, 2022
Five Essential Practices For First-Time Founders
If you’ve never built a company, deciding the best path forward can be daunting.
January 12th, 2022
CEOs: Nine Email Hacks To Better Manage Your Inbox And Priorities
A CEO's email inbox can quickly become unruly if not properly managed. While being constantly bombarded with emails from various recipients making different asks of them, many CEOs may find they get overwhelmed by their inbox, leading to lower productivity and missed communication in the long run. And unfortunately, they don’t always have much time to deal with a mess of emails.
January 6th, 2022
Eight 'Rules' For Safely And Smartly Scaling Your Business
When an entrepreneur is first starting out, they go through a lot of trial and error. In an effort to grow and scale their business, they often try out various ideas to see what works and what doesn’t. However, scaling a business isn’t easy, and without prior experience, mistakes can be made.
August 5th, 2021
Startup Employee Equity: What Every Founder Should Know
Equity compensation can help you build a team that is committed to making the business a success.
June 17th, 2021
Need Inspiration? Eight Methods For Coming Up With A Great Business Idea
Whether you’re an aspiring entrepreneur or a seasoned business owner, coming up with a winning business concept isn’t always easy. You may already have some ideas for a new business brewing, but how do you know if it will be successful or if it’s something you’ll enjoy? Where do you even find inspiration in the first place?
June 14th, 2021
14 INDUSTRIES PRIMED FOR DISRUPTION BY AI
Members of Young Entrepreneur Council predict which industries AI is likely to have a major impact on in the near future.
January 13th, 2021
Eight Ways To Keep Your Company Culture Intact As Your Business Expands
Businesses never stay the same size forever. An entrepreneur may yearn for the early days when their business was just a handful of people. But over time, businesses find great success and become entities that may span several offices and regions.
January 4th, 2021
STRUGGLING TO DELEGATE? 13 TIPS FOR THE HANDS-ON CEO
Members of Young Entrepreneur explain how hands-on CEOs can get more comfortable with delegation.
January 4th, 2021
11 Tips for Hiring a Part-Time Employee to Help With Your Business’s Finances
Small businesses, like any business, have finances that need to be kept in order. Owners can deal with these duties to a point; however, small businesses tend to grow, and hiring an employee dedicated to keeping the company's finances in check is often a necessary next step. Luckily, many small business owners can hire someone on a part-time basis. This route carries a lot less overhead in terms of time and money compared to hiring a full-time employee, but it also comes with its own challenges. That’s why we asked 11 entrepreneurs from Young Entrepreneur Council (YEC) the following:
December 2nd, 2020
10 Critical Qualities Every Startup Hire Should Have
Working for a startup is vastly different than working for an established company. Established companies have steady processes and defined operations, while startups often wade through a constant stream of pivots and unknowns.
December 1st, 2020
Three Ways AI Is Transforming Business Finance Management
Using AI and modern technologies in business finance management can change the way businesses are run.
November 30th, 2020
Try These Nine Expert-Recommended Strategies To Take Your Blog To The Next Level
Blogging is a great way to share information and valuable content with your audience. It also brings a great chance to send potential consumers your way based on your search engine optimization (SEO).
September 14th, 2020
Three Reasons AI-Powered Platforms Fail
“Move fast and break things” isn’t an appropriate motto for AI-powered startups.
COMPANY INFO
Zeni Inc.
Zeni offers startups and small businesses an AI-powered finance team with a real-time dashboard to manage all the finance functions for your business on one platform - bookkeeping, yearly taxes, bill pay & invoicing, financial projections & budgeting, employee reimbursements, and more.
AREA OF FOCUS
- Accounting
- Bookkeeping
- CFO Services
INDUSTRY
Financial Services