INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
David BarrettContributor
David Barrett is the founder and CEO of Expensify, an expense-management platform with more than eight million
users worldwide. As we find ourselves tumbling toward a global financial crisis, every business is taking a second and third look at
expenses going out the door to make sure they really, truly need them
Based on more than a decade of experience processing billions of dollars in expense reports for the top startups in Silicon Valley, here are
the high-level keys to keeping costs low and managing expenses: hire people you trust, keep policies light and flexible, and invest in
experiences that bring your team together
On the tactical side, get your travel policies in order (you know, when travel is a thing again), give everyone a smart corporate card and
be honest about what really matters
career building 3D graphics engines for video games
Eventually, I ended up working at Red Swoosh, a startup that Akamai bought just in time for the world to descend into the 2008 recession
