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Why High Quality Communication with Venture Capital Investors Is So Important
Clear, insightful, and constructive communication between startups and their venture capital investors is really important.
Published on Sun, 10 September 2023
Gusto vs Rippling: a CPA Reviews Both
For founders, picking a payroll system, and knowing how to compare the options, presents an important decision that will matter a lot over time.
Published on Tue, 5 September 2023
Why Startups Must Track Their Customer’s Addresses
It’s really important that startups track their customer's addresses from the beginning. By not tracking customer addresses from the get-go, you can cause some real hassle down the line for your startup accounting team or your CPA
Published on Sun, 3 September 2023
How Does the US Government Issuing $1 Trillion in Debt Affect Startups?
What does the US Federal Government issuing $1 trillion of debt mean for the startup financing environment?
Published on Sun, 27 August 2023
When Should My Startup Do Budget VS Actuals?
Learn what budget vs actuals is, when you should do it and why it is crucial for the long-term success of your startup business.
Published on Thu, 24 August 2023
Startup Investor Update Template
Kruze Consulting's COO, Scott Orn, discusses the importance of giving your startup's investor updates and his preferred startup investor update template.
Published on Thu, 24 August 2023
Pitch during a downturn - 10 tips that work
As a former VC, I focus on helping Kruze clients pitch venture capitalists - and pitching during a downturn (really, a tech/VC recession) requires special finesse.
Published on Sun, 20 August 2023
How Startup Founders Should Discuss Their Compensation with VCs
Here at Kruze Consulting, we are advisors to hundreds of VC-backed startups that have raised billions in venture funding.
Published on Sun, 13 August 2023
How To Hire International Employees
Thank you to our friends at Deel for sharing their knowledge on this important topic for startups.
Published on Sun, 6 August 2023
Startup 409A Valuation Report
Hey, it's Scott Orn at Kruze Consulting, and today we're talking about 409A valuation reports and why startups need them.
Published on Sun, 30 July 2023
Zero cash date: What it is and how to extend it
Scott Orn, Kruze Consulting's COO, shares everything you need to know about your startups' zero cash date and how to calculate it with your burn rate.
Published on Thu, 27 July 2023
Why is Pro Rata So Important to Seed Stage Venture Capital Investors?
Pro rata rights and how they can affect seed funds are important for both seed-stage investors and founders.
Published on Sun, 23 July 2023
Two Reasons Why Banks Require Cash Deposits from Startups
Why do banks require their customers to keep their cash at their specific bank after they have received a loan?
Published on Sun, 16 July 2023
California Statement of Information
There are three really important things to think about when you're considering filing a California Statements of Information.
Published on Thu, 13 July 2023
How VCs get their capital: Family offices
If you are a founder talking to a VC investing their first fund, or a VC with a fund that is $50 million in size or smaller, it’s highly likely that the VC is getting the majority of their fund’s commitments from family offices.
Published on Sun, 9 July 2023
