If I am understanding his point, the Company machine is basically finance/accounting, legal, HR, and office management. It is a common pattern at mid-stage sta

If I am understanding his point, the Company machine is basically finance/accounting, legal, HR, and office management. It is a common pattern at mid-stage startups to have some or all of these people report to a CFO. If your product is to make software to build products, the product development is still under the Product Machine, even if the company itself is using the product.