Jeff Chase is a Silicon Valley–based retired CFO who has worked for technology startups as well as public tech companies. Thanks to his internal audit and treasury roles at 3Com, Jeff got to know people all across the company. Their insights and recollections sparked the creation of this book. Jeff has worked for a dozen private VC-backed tech startups, as well as public companies including JDS Uniphase, 3Com, Echelon, and ROLM, along with the accounting firms Deloitte and KPMG.