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Logan Burchett
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Scenario planning for startup finance: what to do with your financial model after you raise
You just wrapped up your funding round, and the wire cleared. It’s time to celebrate, but what’s the financial model that helped get you here? Don’t forget about. A lot of founders file it away and never look at it again. But that’s a big mistake. ...
Mohammad Ouhadi
8 min read
From pre-seed to Series A: How financial expectations shift as you grow
Building something real is exciting, and it’s even better when your early customers are using it, and revenue is flowing in. But now, as investors start to pay attention, the questions they ask are very different from those they were a year ago. ...
Jeff Erickson
9 min read
Investor meetings common mistakes that make founders sound unprepared
Your first investor meeting can feel like a huge deal. The pressure is real. You want to come across as confident without overdoing it and show you know what you’re talking about, but not sound like you’re reading from a script. Founders don’t...
10 min read
Why every founder needs a startup financial model (even at pre-seed)
You’ve got the idea, you’re starting a business, and you have a few early supporters. It all may feel great. But when an investor asks for your financial model, it can feel overwhelming. After all, you don’t have revenue or customers yet, so...
7 min read
Burn rate basics: how to calculate and extend your startup runway
Founders lose sleep over cash. You pour everything into building something great, yet one bad month of unforeseen expenses can stall your entire operation. Investors ask about your startup runway first because it tells them how much time you...
7 min read
Startup funding stages explained: from pre-seed to Series A round and beyond
Most founders walk into their first investor meeting with a strong product and a compelling vision. What catches them off guard is that investors aren't always asking about the product. At each of the startup funding stages, they're asking a...
7 min read
When to hire a fractional CFO: the early-stage founder’s guide
Finance is usually the last thing early-stage founders want to think about. They hand off the books to a junior hire, or they stay up late squinting at a spreadsheet, hoping the numbers will start making sense. Meanwhile, the decisions that actually...
10 min read
Startup runway: how founders should use it to make better decisions
Many founders treat their startup runway like a ticking countdown clock. They check their bank balance, divide by monthly burn, and decide they have 14 months to figure things out. Then they go back to building. This approach creates a false sense...
10 min read
Financial modeling prep: the critical gaps your P&L leaves exposed
A profitable income statement can feel like a green light. Your revenue is going up, margins look solid, and your accountant isn’t calling you with bad news. But having great profits and a healthy bank account are not the same thing. And that’s...New video
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