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How to Protect Intellectual Property With a Global Team

How to Protect Intellectual Property With a Global Team
Posted on Tue, 24 May 2022

Everything you need to know about protecting your startup’s intellectual property with a Global Team, by leading CPA firm Kruze Consulting.

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How often should an early-stage startup have board meetings?

How often should an early-stage startup have board meetings?
Posted on Sun, 22 May 2022

This is an important question when it comes to Series A and Series B startups. 

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Do startup boards have flexibility in setting the strike price for options?

Do startup boards have flexibility in setting the strike price for options?
Posted on Tue, 17 May 2022

It’s a common question: Does the startup board have any flexibility when it comes to setting the strike price for options?

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When Should Startup Founders Pay Themselves?

When Should Startup Founders Pay Themselves?
Posted on Sun, 15 May 2022

Kruze Consulting’s COO, Scott Orn, explains at what point startup founders should start paying themselves and why founders are often underpaid.

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What Does the VP of Ops or COO At a Startup Do?

What Does the VP of Ops or COO At a Startup Do?
Posted on Thu, 5 May 2022

Scott Orn answers the question ‘what does the VP of Ops or COO at a startup do’ with a breakdown of their roles and their responsibilities.

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How Do Venture Capitalists Make Decisions?

How Do Venture Capitalists Make Decisions?
Posted on Sun, 1 May 2022

Everything you need to about how venture capitalists make decisions and who has the most decision making authority, by Kruze Consulting’s COO Scott Orn.

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Refund Accounting for Startup

Refund Accounting for Startup
Posted on Tue, 26 April 2022

Refunding customers is a necessary part of doing business for almost every early-stage company, especially for ecommerce or direct-to-consumer startups.

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What do Fractional Startup CFOs Cost?

What do Fractional Startup CFOs Cost?
Posted on Sun, 24 April 2022

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.

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What is the Right of First Refusal When it Comes to Startup Equity?

What is the Right of First Refusal When it Comes to Startup Equity?
Posted on Thu, 21 April 2022

Everything you need to know about the Right of First Refusal when it comes to startup equity. Learn about RoFR in stock purchase agreements in VC fundraising.

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What is the Bessemer Cloud Index?

What is the Bessemer Cloud Index?
Posted on Sun, 17 April 2022

The Bessemer Cloud Index was created in 2013 by Bessemer Venture Partners, this is a guide to what the Bessemer Cloud Index tracks and how it works.

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How the correction in public SaaS stock trading multiples affect startup valuations

How the correction in public SaaS stock trading multiples affect startup valuations
Posted on Tue, 12 April 2022

The stock market has really punished publicly traded SaaS tech stock, more so than other tech stocks. SaaS companies have been especially hammered recently. 

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What does your startup need to know about acqui-hires?

What does your startup need to know about acqui-hires?
Posted on Sun, 10 April 2022

There are many reasons for a company to buy a startup, early-stage, or really any company.

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Why do startups need to break down their revenue by state?

Why do startups need to break down their revenue by state?
Posted on Sun, 3 April 2022

The short answer here is that your startup accountant needs to know your revenue by state to properly handle your taxes. So let’s look at why that’s the case.

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How do you reconcile your startup’s cap table?

How do you reconcile your startup’s cap table?
Posted on Sun, 27 March 2022

This is an important task for startups, because they’re raising a lot of money, sometimes millions or even tens of millions of dollars.

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Startup Investor Update Template

Startup Investor Update Template
Posted on Thu, 24 March 2022

Kruze Consulting’s COO, Scott Orn, discusses the importance of giving your startup’s investor updates and his preferred startup investor update template.

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