Zachary Kimball

Zachary Kimball

Zack leads strategy, positioning, and go-to-market efforts at Hardfin. Previously he was a startup business leader in data & analytics at Skupos, where he helped grow the B2B software platform and launch an enterprise business line. Zack's background is in payments, venture finance, and mortgage finance. He's a former McKinsey consultant and Harvard Law School alum. Early in his career, he was a freelance payments and database developer. Zack is originally from Boston, MA.

Posts by Zachary Kimball

The most important metric for HaaS billing: average days to send (ADS)

Hardfin average days to send (ADS) metric for hardware-as-a-service (HaaS)

The most important metric in hardware-as-a-service (HaaS) billing is average days to send (ADS). ADS presents the biggest opportunity for hardware companies to improve billing oper …

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Hardware-as-a-service (HaaS) bundles to drive sales and profitability

Hardfin hardware-as-a-service (HaaS) bundles

“How should we structure our offering?” is a common question for hardware companies going to market with hardware-as-a-service (HaaS) solutions. Sales and finance leaders are looki …

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Accounting for hardware-as-a-service (HaaS): the 3 standards to know

Hardware-as-a-service (HaaS) accounting—the 3 standards for finance to know: leasing (ASC 842), revenue (ASC 606), assets (ASC 360)

If you’re on the finance team at a hardware-as-a-service (HaaS) company, you probably know the three key accounting requirements you need to pay attention to: leases (ASC 842), rev …

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Saving time and money with improved billing for hardware-as-a-service (HaaS)

Saving time and money with improved billing for hardware-as-a-service (HaaS)

The best finance teams at hardware-as-a-service (HaaS) companies track everything from a high-level business overview down to the asset-level details. A controller can drill into p …

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Examples of successful robots-as-a-service (RaaS) models

The robots-as-a-service (RaaS) market is growing at a rapid pace, widely measured in the billions of dollars and growing rapidly at annual rates of 15–20%. This market boom is bein …

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Why is hardware-as-a-service (HaaS) complicated for the finance org?

Hardware-as-a-service (HaaS) challenges for finance org

Finance leaders at hardware-as-a-service (HaaS) companies have complicated jobs, because the business effectively has three separate finance teams. This is partly because the hardw …

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The challenges of implementing a hardware-as-a-service (HaaS) model

Challenges of implementing hardware-as-a-service (HaaS)

As hardware-as-a-service (HaaS) becomes more prevalent, we’ve had the opportunity to speak with hundreds of business leaders who’ve invested in many different HaaS business models. …

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When does a hardware-as-a-service (HaaS) model make business sense?

When does a hardware-as-a-service (Haas) model make sense for an equipment manufacturer?

As hardware-as-a-service (HaaS) business models see success across a range of industries, equipment manufacturers are catching on to the opportunity that HaaS represents. Finance, …

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