Startup Chart of Accounts Best Practices execution finance and tax fundraising

Set the right foundation for startup decision making, due diligence, and fundraising

Most early-stage startups should engage a fractional CFO to install the proper foundation to build a venture-scale...

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Startup Valuation Calculator finance and tax fundraising

How can you determine the valuation of a startup?

Potential employees, investors, and startup peers often want to know the valuation of a startup. The art and science of valuing a startup is beyond t...

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Comparing Startup Stock and Taxation finance and tax

Five Common Types of Startup Equity Given as Compensation

Most early-stage startups can't afford to pay market-rate salaries to their employees and contractors. Startups usually provide equity to the...

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Startup Stock Vesting Calculator finance and tax legal

Most Workers Don’t Know Their Stock’s Value

Founders and other startup employees need to know how much their stock grant is worth. Sadly, many entrepreneurs lack a solid understanding of the value of...

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YADM - Yet Another Dilution Model execution exit finance and tax fundability fundraising

Any programmer or Linux gear head should recognize the “Yet Another …” family of tools and frameworks. Stephen C. Johnson is credited with creating the first Yet Another tool when he created YACC – Ye...

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