Technology and leadership discussion with René Lacerte
René Lacerte, CEO and founder of BILL on #AICPATownHall, joins Erik Asgeirsson to discuss the rapidly evolving technology ...
Founder, Chief Executive Officer & Chairperson of the Board, BILL Holdings, Inc.
Search every verified Rene Lacerte interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. René Lacerte, founder and CEO of BILL, participated in a technology and leadership discussion on June 3, 2026, with Erik Asgeirsson. During the conversation, Lacerte discussed the impact of artificial intelligence on the accounting profession. He described a shift toward what he called "AI native" thinking, encouraging firms to consider how they would redesign their operations using current AI capabilities. Lacerte stated that BILL is making "a significant shift" in how it builds solutions for accountants. Lacerte emphasized that accountants' expertise, built over time across clients and industries, will become the "weak link" in a system where other tasks are automated, and he argued that this expertise "can't be automated." He also highlighted trust as a key asset for accounting firms, noting that BILL stopped over 8 million fraud attempts in the prior year through its technology. Lacerte expressed belief that AI will enable more software development and that vertical applications will continue to emerge.
René Lacerte, CEO and founder of BILL on #AICPATownHall, joins Erik Asgeirsson to discuss the rapidly evolving technology ...
In this clip, BILL Founder & CEO Rene Lacerte breaks down the critical difference between foundational values and aspirational hype—and why confusing the two can quietly undermine your company’s culture and long-term success. Rene shares hard-earned insights from building and scaling a public company, explaining how authentic values act as a decision-making compass, while “aspirational” statements often sound good but fail under real pressure. If you’re a founder, leader, or operator trying to build a resilient organization, this conversation offers a practical lens on what actually holds tea…
What makes someone the right CEO for a company? In this short clip, BILL founder René Lacerte explains why founders must grow into the CEO role—and why the best leaders balance long-term patience with short-term urgency. A powerful 3-minute lesson on startup leadership, growth, and mindset.
In this clip, René Lacerte tells us the genesis of the idea of BILL. “The best ideas always seem obvious in hindsight” - and René has proven that by building a company with more than $1.5B revenue and $5B plus market cap.
In this episode, we sit down with René Lacerte, founder and CEO of BILL, the financial automation platform serving hundreds of thousands of businesses. What started as a bold idea to fix broken, manual financial workflows has grown into a company generating around $1.5B in annual revenue with a market cap of roughly $5B. René shares what it really means to carry CEO responsibility at scale. He talks about why even top leaders need CEO coaches, how culture becomes your true competitive edge, and how to balance patience with urgency. As he puts it, “The best ideas always seem obvious in hindsi…
I speak with BILL CEO René Lacerte about the company's latest results.
In this episode of The Bold Play, Ryan Prindiville sits down with René Lacerte, CEO & Founder of BILL, for a wide-ranging conversation on leadership, technology and building companies that stand the test of time. René shares his perspective on how AI is leveling the playing field for small and mid-sized businesses - what he calls the “Fortune 5 Million” - by putting enterprise-grade financial capabilities into the hands of entrepreneurs. Drawing from nearly two decades of building BILL, he reflects on the evolution from founder to CEO, why the role must be earned every day and the importance…
Episode 010 of Between Two Founders: René Lacerte has spent nearly three decades building the financial infrastructure that powers millions of small businesses. As the founder and CEO of BILL, he has created a platform that now processes over 1% of US GDP, serving nearly half a million customers and 9,000 accounting firms. In this epsiode with Jeff Seibert, René shares his journey as a fourth-generation entrepreneur. He introduces the concept of "Owner Mode" as his alternative to the founder mode vs manager mode debate, and shares his contrarian view that SMBs don't want more AI, they want le…
Miguel Armaza sits down with René Lacerte, Founder and CEO of BILL, who's built a $1.5 billion annual revenue company ...
At SuiteWorld 2025 in Las Vegas, René Lacerte, founder and CEO of BILL, spoke with us from the expo floor shortly after BILL ...
I speak with BILL CEO René Lacerte about the company's progress and latest financial report.
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“I did not choose the investor that gave me the highest valuation. I turned down investors that gave me higher valuations.”
“Life is dependent on trust. If we're not working to support an environment that fosters trust, then I think you have a problem. We are moving fast, but we're not going to sacrifice trust.”
“Technology is always an enabler — it's taking all the learning and excellence that a Fortune 500 company would have in the finance department and it's going to put that in the palm of your hand. That capability is going to enable SMBs and entrepreneurs to do things they've never done before.”
“The bank was shut down Friday morning ... and by 8 9:00 that night, so within 10 hours, we were the first and I think the only company that went out and said that we were going to honor all deposits and make sure all our customers were whole.”
“If you think about what is so core about agentic AI, it's going to be the data is centralized, and so for me the big aha was like, oh, we're going to have all this data in one place. One person's AP is another person's AR.”
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