Ilbret Andrade, CPA

Enthusiast
DISC Type : i

Consulting CFO for Startups at TSQ Advisors

San Francisco, California, United States

Overview

Ilbret Andrade is a senior financial executive and the Co-Founder & Fractional CFO at Your Cohort, a firm for scaling startups. With over 15 years of experience, she specializes in guiding VC-backed SaaS and technology companies. She is a Certified Public Accountant with a BS from San José State University.

Outside of her direct financial roles, Ilbret is passionate about empowering entrepreneurs. She dedicates time as a mentor for The Venture Mentoring Team and focuses on educating founders to make informed, data-driven decisions, reflecting a deep commitment to fostering business growth and leadership.

Her professional philosophy is to lead with transparency and education, breaking down complex financial concepts to be digestible for non-finance founders.

Personality Overview

Story Driven

Non-Confrontational

Amiable & Agreeable

They tend to be agreeable by nature, so take their promises with a pinch of salt.
  They prefer to build relationships rather than staying totally transactional. Unlike D or C types, they are convinced more by stories and testimonials.

Topics They Care About

Fractional CFO Role
Articulates the strategic value a fractional CFO brings to startups, focusing on deploying capital with precision for foundational growth.
Startup Scaling
Her career is dedicated to establishing the processes, controls, and KPIs necessary for high-growth, VC-backed startups to scale effectively.
Founder Mentorship
Passionate about mentoring founders and volunteers with The Venture Mentoring Team to help entrepreneurs succeed.

Media Appearances

Ilbret has no verified media appearances

Work History

Consulting CFO for Startups at TSQ Advisors
Fractional Finance/Accounting Consultant for Startups at ADDVantage LLC
1-2022
Chief Member at Chief
3-2019 - 5-2021
VP, Finance & Operations at NovoEd
6-2018 - 2-2019
VP/Controller at eDriving ®

Education

BS from San José State University

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Insights For Selling To Ilbret

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Speak from experience about success that the product has seen with other customers
  • Ask them how their day is going or exchange some other pleasantries
  • Invite them for a lunch or a drink/coffee

DONT's

  • Don’t be too formal with them, they trust informality more
  • Avoid overloading them with too much information
  • Don’t push them for a direct ‘no’, take lack of ‘yes’ as ‘no’ after some time

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Ilbret is

  • Relationship and rapport are valuable for them, but so is proven product value.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Ilbret

  • They are unlikely to say no directly.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Ilbret move?

  • They are not very fast decision makers, even while they continue to stay engaged.
  • Can Ilbret take some risk or not?

  • They can take some low-probability risks if needed.

You And Ilbret

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