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How Your Startup Can Afford One More Engineer

How Your Startup Can Afford One More Engineer
Posted on Sun, 12 February 2023

If you’re a startup, money is often tight – you want to get the most you can out of your venture capital.

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Airbase Review by a CPA Firm

Airbase Review by a CPA Firm
Posted on Wed, 8 February 2023

Airbase is a leader for expense management tools in the startup world, and provide pre-funded cards for fast growing startups.

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Which Reports do Directors want in a Board Presentation?

Which Reports do Directors want in a Board Presentation?
Posted on Sun, 5 February 2023

Making reports to your startup’s board of directors is a fundamental part of a CEO/founder’s duties Communicating regularly with the board helps you maintain transparency, and lets you take advantage of the board’s contacts and experience.

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Startups and Rent

Startups and Rent
Posted on Sat, 4 February 2023

Startups in 2023 are NOT spending the same amount of rent as they would have prior to COVID. In fact, the way startups are having - or not having - offices has dramatically changed in recent years.

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Does my startup need an address?

Does my startup need an address?
Posted on Sun, 29 January 2023

The short answer is yes. There are multiple reasons why it is important that your startup has an address.

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What is the right amount of venture capital to raise?

What is the right amount of venture capital to raise?
Posted on Thu, 19 January 2023

How large should your venture capital round be? Advice from a well known VC, plus detailed considerations.

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Startup Banks Squeezed by Rising Rates and Less Funding

Startup Banks Squeezed by Rising Rates and Less Funding
Posted on Sun, 15 January 2023

The current rise in interest rates and decrease in startup fundraising is leading to a deposit squeeze at startup banks. These circumstances haven’t occurred in a while, so let’s take a look at what’s happening and why. 

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How Should Bookkeepers Account For Legal Retainers?

How Should Bookkeepers Account For Legal Retainers?
Posted on Wed, 11 January 2023

This is a question we are often asked and it is a good one. However, before answering it, let’s first dive into how a legal retainer works.

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Startup Offsites Best Practices

Startup Offsites Best Practices
Posted on Sun, 8 January 2023

With the rise of remote work and fully / partially remote startups, offsites are becoming an important way for companies to collaborate and build culture.

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Why Would a Founder or CEO of a VC backed startup get fired?

Why Would a Founder or CEO of a VC backed startup get fired?
Posted on Thu, 5 January 2023

It’s really important to state upfront that no venture capitalist or board member ever wants to fire the founder from a startup.

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Is it better for startups to pay a vendor via a check or credit card?

Is it better for startups to pay a vendor via a check or credit card?
Posted on Wed, 4 January 2023

We get this question a lot; should a startup pay vendors via a check or credit card? Now, for the startup, it’s always easier to pay via credit card.

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Should you shut down state tax accounts when an employee leaves?

Should you shut down state tax accounts when an employee leaves?
Posted on Mon, 2 January 2023

Should you shut down the relevant state tax accounts when a startup employee or co-founder leaves the company?

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Things You Should Do After Closing a Seed Round

Things You Should Do After Closing a Seed Round
Posted on Sat, 17 December 2022

Seed rounds are usually the first material amount of institutional investor money put into a company. So it’s important for startup founders to take the right steps once you have successfully raised that funding.

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How an account aging report can help revenue generating startups

How an account aging report can help revenue generating startups
Posted on Sat, 10 December 2022

An account aging report is a tool that revenue generating startups can use to manage and track their accounts receivable.

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What is a forward commitment in venture debt?

What is a forward commitment in venture debt?
Posted on Sun, 27 November 2022

For startups using venture debt can be a very helpful way to gain additional financing they need, to extend their runways or bridge to the next financing round. In order to strategically utilize venture debt for the best outcome, arranging a forward commitment is a smart move.

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