--- title: "Podcast: Achieving a More Perfect Exit with Melinda Smith | ChaosSearch" description: Listen in as Melinda Smith discusses her past successes as a CFO and her current work helping ChaosSearch revolutionize data access at scale. image: https://www.chaossearch.io/hubfs/C2020/Graphics/Resources/Smith%20CFO%20Thought%20Leader%20Social.jpg --- Revinate leaves their ELK stack behind to find huge gains with ChaosSearch -- Read More! [Revinate leaves their ELK stack behind to find huge gains with ChaosSearch -- Read More! ](https://www.chaossearch.io/resources/customer-stories/revinate) [![ChaosSearch](https://www.chaossearch.io/hubfs/2021%20Website/logo.svg) ](https://www.chaossearch.io/) ![Gartner Cool Vendor 2023](https://www.chaossearch.io/hubfs/C2020/Logos/Gartner%20Cool%20Vendor%202023.png) [![Start Free Trial](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/4020721/a1eeee12-14a2-41d7-a38b-11e32980b916.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/4020721/a1eeee12-14a2-41d7-a38b-11e32980b916) # PODCAST: Achieving a More Perfect Exit ## CFO Thought Leader      5.2.2022       61 mins [![See it in Action](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/4020721/3f580d9e-4607-41e4-9b71-5d147bbb3d25.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/4020721/3f580d9e-4607-41e4-9b71-5d147bbb3d25) Back in early 2014, the management of Paydiant, a 4-year-old mobile payments start-up, believed that it was still several years away from engaging with acquisition-minded bankers. Nevertheless, when PayPal came calling, the Paydiant team decided that they were worth a listen.        “Even though it was still an early stage for us to be in to be thinking about exiting the business, it was just a super interesting opportunity,” remembers Melinda Smith, whose CFO resume today lists the 2015 sale of Paydiant to PayPal as her third early-stage exit. Your browser does not support the audio element. ## ![CFOTL Logo](https://www.chaossearch.io/hs-fs/hubfs/C2020/Logos/CFOTL%20Logo.jpg?width=143&name=CFOTL%20Logo.jpg) The CFO Thought Leader podcast bring you personal firsthand accounts of CFOs who are driving change within their organizations. Find additional episodes of Corey Quinn’s Screaming in the Cloud [here](https://www.lastweekinaws.com/podcast/screaming-in-the-cloud/). ## Interested in scheduling a brief intro call to see how ChaosSearch can accelerate your analytics? Yes - show me the calendar! ## Future-Proof Your Analytics at Scale [![Get a Demo](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/4020721/0ae4b1b0-9ec0-4169-80cc-64fda5fd56db.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/4020721/0ae4b1b0-9ec0-4169-80cc-64fda5fd56db) ©2024, ChaosSearch®, Inc. [Legal](https://www.chaossearch.io/legal) Elasticsearch, Logstash, and Kibana are trademarks of Elasticsearch B.V., registered in the U.S. and in other countries. Elasticsearch B.V. and ChaosSearch®, Inc., are not affiliated. Equifax is a registered trademark of Equifax, Inc. Contact Us Phone: [(800) 216-0202](tel:+8002160202) Email: [teamchaos@chaossearch.io](mailto:teamchaos@chaossearch.io) Follow Us - - - -