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How to Manage VC Dollars When Interest Rates Go Down
Over the last six months, inflation has decreased a significant amount (as of the end of February 2024).
Published on Sun, 19 May 2024
Kruze’s clients are twice as likely to be acquired
Kruze Consulting clients are twice as likely to be acquired as the average startup.
Published on Sun, 12 May 2024
Cash bookkeeping can affect your gross profit
Gross profit is a very underappreciated metric in the startup world. Gross profit is the difference between your revenue and the cost of goods sold.
Published on Sun, 5 May 2024
Can you backdate payroll?
Kruze Consulting's COO, Scott Orn, explains why you should not backdate payroll and the compliance problems with the IRS doing so will create.
Published on Thu, 25 April 2024
FDIC insurance for startup funds
In the wake of the SVB crisis, startup founders with millions of dollars in VC funding are looking for FDIC coverage over $250,000. Here is how to try to get it.
Published on Wed, 24 April 2024
What do Fractional Startup CFOs Cost?
Kruze's COO, Scott Orn's, guide to the cost of fractional startup CFOs and how their billing structure works to ensure you receive the service you pay for.
Published on Tue, 23 April 2024
What Are Capital Expenditures for Startups?
Capital expenditures, otherwise known as CAPEX, are mentioned in startup board meetings all the time. It’s definitely a fundamental term to understand when dealing with startup accounting.
Published on Wed, 10 April 2024
What’s the difference between primary and secondary shares at a startup?
Kruze Consulting's COO, Scott Orn, identifies the key differences between a startup’s primary and secondary shares and what happens when they are sold.
Published on Thu, 4 April 2024
How are Startup Employee Strike Prices Set?
It’s a common question: Does the startup board have any flexibility when it comes to setting the strike price for options?
Published on Tue, 2 April 2024
Bookings vs Revenue vs ARR
At Kruze Consulting, we get tons of questions about the difference between bookings, ARR and revenue.
Published on Mon, 1 April 2024
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.
Published on Fri, 29 March 2024
Can You Lose Money if You Sell Treasuries Early?
A lot of startups are finding that, with interest rates going up, they have the opportunity to work with a cash management specialist who can then get them into very safe Treasury and corporate bonds, even packages or bundles of bonds.
Published on Tue, 26 March 2024
What is a Secondary Stock Transaction?
Kruze Consulting COO, Scott Orn, explains everything you need to know about secondary stock transactions and why VC firms are buying founder shares.
Published on Wed, 20 March 2024
What is Pay to Play in Venture Capital?
Kruze Consulting's COO, Scott Orn, answers the question 'what is pay to play in venture capital?' helping startups to understand pay to play provisions.
Published on Tue, 19 March 2024
Should you cap commissions?
A question we get frequently from startup founders is should they cap commissions for their sales team? The reason they ask this question is because they get the financials we prepare at Kruze, and they are startled that the VP of Sales or a top salesperson is making more money than anyone else in the company.
Published on Sun, 17 March 2024
