Strategy, Leadership, AI

AI-driven renewals are raising software prices 20–37%, much higher than historical single-digit uplifts. Learn how CFOs and procurement leaders can spot the AI tax—and negotiate it down.

5 AI predictions for 2026: rising AI taxes on SaaS renewals, MCP interface shifts, M&A consolidation, and why CFOs need AI measurement infrastructure now.

Tropic CFO Russell Lester has weathered through Y2K, the dot-com bust, the COVID remote-work explosion, the SaaS growth surge, and currently AI. Check out how he thinks 2026 will play out.

Learn why and how many finance teams are reserving 10-20% of their budget as "opportunity capital" for high-ROI investments (and why you should too).

ERP-based budgeting is stale and divorced from reality. Learn why more teams are using contract-driven budgeting to gain renewal visibility, stakeholder intelligence, and proactive forecasting around their technology stack.

Procurement negligence is corporate negligence. Understand the cost of doing nothing to fix your procurement process, and how it is the profit driver your business needs in this market.

In volatile markets, you don’t cut visibility–you increase it. Tropic CFO Russell Lester explains the mistakes companies are making right now and gives tips to turn up the dial.

Discover Contract Management Software designed to streamline your contract lifecycle, improve compliance, and optimize procurement processes.

Discover how Tropic’s spend management software helps businesses streamline procurement, optimize software spending, and gain better control over expenses.

Explore how AI is transforming finance and procurement, helping leaders tackle complex challenges with intelligent spend management, automation, and predictive insights.

Learn best practices to engage procurement early into your purchasing processes, which will save costs, improve supplier relationships, and streamline project timelines.

Discover the data and insights as to why spend management could be the missing piece in your growth strategy—and how to advocate for the resources you need to make it successful.

VP of Product & Data Srinivas Somayajula details how Tropic is leveraging generative AI to increase efficiency for the office of the CFO.

COO Justin Etkin explains Intelligent Spend Management, and how companies gain maximum leverage to enable greater savings and efficiency with this approach.

Learn what contract management entails, the four types of vendor contracts, and how to make it effective for your organization.

In this essay for Forbes, Tropic CEO and Co-founder David Campbell explains why companies are scrambling to cut costs amid an uncertain economic backdrop.

This complete guide to spend management teaches you how to track, control, analyze, and optimize expenses.

Read CEO and Co-founder David Campbell's essay in Forbes about how businesses can cut costs by cutting down on subscriptions.

Discover 10 Procurement Leaders you should follow on LinkedIn to learn about procurement, sourcing, negotiation, and more.

Not all third-party pricing data is created equal. Ask these four questions to evaluate a potential third-party buyer and ensure you’re receiving unbiased SaaS spend data and recommendations.

Discover 10 Finance Leaders you should follow on LinkedIn to learn about corporate finance, business, and everything in between.

Five SaaS finance leaders explain which metric they're obsessing over (or thinking differently about).

In the age of SaaS sprawl, learn three practical tips for trimming, managing, and setting long-term goals for SaaS purchases.

We've consolidated the top industry trends and executive predictions that finance and procurement teams need to know for 2025.

We curated expert insights to uncover private capital expectations for 2024. Learn how they are optimizing their portfolios for lucrative exits, plus where Tropic can help.