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Fitness Hygiene Literacy


Finance resources for healthy startups

Just like your personal health, your business's financial health depends on good habits and a consistent routine.

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Illustration: Crowd of people with funding money

6 min read

Is equity crowdfunding a good fit for your startup? Here’s how it works

Equity crowdfunding is a relatively new addition to the toolset founders have available to raise capital for early-stage startups. It opens up a whole new market of potential investors who have never before had access to investments in startup...
9 Great Alternative Funding Options - Featured image

10 min read

9 great alternative funding options for your early-stage startup

What does it take to raise capital for a successful early-stage startup? Is it all about having a great idea? Of course not. Any seasoned investor can tell you that great ideas are a dime a dozen.
Founder celebrating financial model - Featured

17 min read

How to crush your financial model: A guide for founders

As a founder, a great financial model is the single most valuable asset you have to understand and interpret your runway, revenue, expenses, and many other important financial metrics. It's also a crucial element for successful fundraising. In this...
Illustration: Founder presenting financial model

4 min read

How to present your financial model: 3 steps to success

When you’re trying to raise capital for a startup, no tool is more valuable than a solid financial model. With a good model in your corner, you have data to support your story and visuals to show the investor how the business will grow.
Illustration: Annual budget vs financial model

8 min read

Annual budget vs financial model – Which one should you use?

In today’s competitive economic climate, early-stage founders must be able to track and report their success using data. Investors want to see metrics, benchmarks, and milestones.
SaaS tools for financial hygiene - Featured

8 min read

13 of the best startup tools to achieve great financial hygiene

Compare a startup in its first month against that same startup three years later, after it has closed its Series A funding round. You might think you’re looking at two completely different companies.
Illustration: Financial model portrayed as football playbook

5 min read

How a startup financial model can boost your business: A monthly playbook

The learning curve is always steep when you’re starting a new business from scratch. You don’t always know which marketing channels will be effective, which product features should be built first, or the order in which you should hire your key...
How To Use A Financial Model in Your Pitch Deck - Featured image

6 min read

How to use a financial model in your pitch deck: 3 tips

As an early-stage founder, you know how difficult it can be to raise capital. Sometimes it feels like an impossible task. First, you fight tooth and nail to prove your concept. Next, you spend endless hours trying to find the right investors. And...
Illustration: Startup founder with many questions

6 min read

5 critical questions a solid financial model answers for you

Ahh, yes, the exhilaration of being an early-stage startup. And by “exhilaration,” we mean terror. Just total, complete, absolute, abject terror.
Illustration: Financial model portrayed as race car

4 min read

How financial models save time and money: An analogy

In the epic drama of running an early-stage startup, a financial model is like a trusty sidekick.

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