What is the Right of First Refusal When it Comes to Startup Equity?
What is the Right of First Refusal (ROFR) when it comes to startup equity? The ROFR is part of the stock purchase agreement that is signed during a venture capital fund raise.
Startup PPP Loan Statistics
We recently compared revenue trends amongst 400 early-stage startups that took a Payment Protection Program (PPP) loan last year to startups that did not.
Where Do VCs Get Their Money?
Where do VCs get their money from? Everyone knows that entrepreneurs who are doing a startup have to go to pitch venture capitalists.
What are Your VC’s Return Expectations Depending on the Stage of Investment?
It is incredibly important that startup founders know what their VCs are going for so that they can be aligned and make smart decisions.
How does a secondary transaction get reported on ASC 718 Stock Option Expense?
The quick answer is that a secondary transaction should not impact your ASC 718 reporting. However, going forward, It potentially can impact your 409a.
What is the Minimum Angel Check to Get Pro-Rata Rights
Sometimes, founders will just give everyone who participates in the early rounds pro-rata rights.
Compilation vs Review vs Audit
If you’re a startup, chances are at some point your investors have asked you to provide “Audited GAAP Financials” for your next fundraising event. However, few investors truly understand the cost and time involved in providing Audited GAAP Financials.
What is a Secondary Stock Transaction?
As you know, right now, the stock market and venture capital market are very frothy and on fire. So there are a lot of secondary transactions happening. Meaning, a lot of venture capital firms are buying the founder shares or previous VC investors shares in the company.
Can my startup change its accounting method to be eligible for PPP2 loans?
As a startup founder, you may be wondering if and how you can be eligible for the second round of the Payment Protection Program, or PPP2 loan. Some founders have even come to me asking the question, “can my startup change its accounting method to be eligible for the PPP2 loans?”.
6 Best Ways to Pay International Contractors
Today, let’s dive into the question, “how do I pay international contractors?”. I’m writing this during the COVID pandemic and every company has gone virtual or remote. What we are seeing across the Kruze client base, is that folks are working with many more international contractors and it makes a lot of sense.
[Startup Finance Basics] Scott Orn on the This Week In Startups Podcast
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Recently, Kruze Consulting’s COO, Scott Orn, was invited to be a guest on Jason Calacanis’ highly-ranked This Week In Startups Podcast. Scott participated in a four-part series entitled “Startups Finance Basics”.
Can my startup retroactively apply for PPP 1?
Today I’m answering the question, can my startup retroactively apply for a PPP 1 loan? This is a question I’m getting quite a bit from startup founders who were eligible but didn’t apply for the Payment Protection Program loan in March, April, and May of last year.
How to collect your Accounts Receivable Checks When Your Office is Closed Due To Covid
Today I’m answering the question: how do startups collect accounts receivable checks when their offices are closed due to covid?
How Do Venture Capitalists Spend Their Time?
Today we are answering the question, “how do venture capitalists spend their time?” Everyone thinks VCs just get to run around and invest in tons of companies and have the greatest job of all time… but they only get to do that for a small percentage of their time.
Brex vs American Express - Which credit card is best for startups?
The Brex corporate card is one of the fastest-growing financial tools we’ve seen startups adopt in the past few years. But traditional card vendor American Express isn’t sitting on its laurels, and has announced their own “Brex Killer” card – “American Express Corporate Program for Startups.”
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