David Barrett, CEO of Expensify, Turns Off the Noise and Gets It Done

Evolving Your Workplace · May 12, 2022 · 53m

David Barrett is not your typical tech CEO, nor does he want to be. As a talented engineer, David has been part of many failed startups. His own company, Expensify, has gained notoriety because of what it doesn’t do – follow the VC handbook. David initially wasn’t trying to build a business. He only wanted to provide a way for people in his Tenderloin (San Francisco) neighborhood with a way to get a good meal. That eventually led to a fictional expense management company (for explaining to bankers) that led to founding Expensify, a platform managing bills, expenses, invoices and other…