# Bobby Pinero

> Bobby Pinero is the co-founder and executive chairman of Equals, a spreadsheet and analytics company, and a board member at Intercom, now presented under Fin. He previously led finance and analytics at Intercom, following analyst roles at IBM and Inflection. His public writing focuses on startup measurement, analyst skills, customer onboarding and the first numbers hire.

- **Role:** Co-founder and Executive Chairman at Equals
- **Organizations:** Equals, Intercom / Fin, Inflection, IBM
- **Education:** Bachelor of Science in Management Science and Engineering, Stanford University, St. Albans School
- **Known for:** Helped build Intercom's finance and analytics functions as annual recurring revenue grew from below $1 million to more than $150 million., Co-founded Equals and led it as CEO through its November 2022 $16 million Series A., Co-authored The Ultimate Guide to ARR with Chris Burgner.

## Career timeline

- **2006-2010** — Studied at Stanford; Steve Blank's Engineering Entrepreneurship class encouraged his interest in founding a company.
- **2010-2012** — Finance analyst at IBM.
- **2012-2013** — Senior finance analyst at Inflection.
- **2013-2021** — First finance hire at Intercom; became senior director of finance and analytics.
- **2021** — Co-founded Equals with former Intercom colleague Ben McRedmond.
- **2022** — Equals announced a $16 million Series A led by Andreessen Horowitz in November.
- **2024-12** — Announced transition to executive chairman of Equals, with McRedmond becoming CEO.
- **2025-05** — Launched The First Operator newsletter.

## Achievements

- Helped build Intercom's finance and analytics functions as annual recurring revenue grew from below $1 million to more than $150 million.
- Co-founded Equals and led it as CEO through its November 2022 $16 million Series A.
- Co-authored The Ultimate Guide to ARR with Chris Burgner.
- Serves on the board of Intercom / Fin.

## Latest updates

- **2025-10** — Published What the First Finance Hire Actually Does, reflecting on a conversation with finance leader Ed Park.
- **2025-05** — Introduced The First Operator newsletter and confirmed his executive chairman role at Equals.
- **2024-12** — Announced his transition from CEO to executive chairman; Ben McRedmond became CEO.
- **2024-12** — Wrote about Equals reopening self-serve access for its Stripe ARR reporting solution.

## Links

- Website: https://www.thefirstoperator.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bobbypinero/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/bobbypinero
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bobby_pinero/

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Last updated: 2026-10-09