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 Does the VP of Ops or COO At a Startup Do?
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.
Published on Fri, 2 February 2024
What Startup's Accounts on the Balance Sheet Need to be Reconciled
The punch line here is that every single account on the balance sheet needs to be reconciled, not just the bank and the credit cards.
Published on Mon, 15 January 2024
Warrant Coverage Venture Loans
The rationale for a warrant coverage or a little bit of equity upside for the lender is that they're taking a lot of risk here.
Published on Tue, 19 December 2023
Do bootstrapped startups actually pay taxes?
Vannessa Kruze, CPA, answers the question 'Do bootstrapped startups actually pay taxes?' and discusses different types of taxes you may need to consider.
Published on Tue, 12 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
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
How Your Startup Can Afford One More Engineer
If you’re a startup, money is often tight – you want to get the most you can out of your venture capital.
Published on Sun, 12 February 2023
Startup Offsites Best Practices
With the rise of remote work and fully / partially remote startups, offsites are becoming an important way for companies to collaborate and build culture.
Published on Sun, 8 January 2023
Who Appoints a Startup’s CFO?
When you consider hiring a CFO for a startup, you may also want to think about the other people who will help make that decision.
Published on Sun, 20 November 2022
When should a startup make its first ops hire?
Kruze Consulting's COO, Scott Orn, answers the question 'When should a startup make its first ops hire?' and why it is important to do so.
Published on Sun, 18 September 2022
What is a POA notification?
POA (power of attorney) notifications are sent out from taxing authorities, like states or the federal government, when they receive POA authorizations.
Published on Sun, 24 July 2022
What is a Co-Employer Relationship?
The co-employer relationship occurs when a company uses a professional employer organization or PEO.
Published on Mon, 4 July 2022
What does your startup need to know about acqui-hires?
There are many reasons for a company to buy a startup, early-stage, or really any company.
Published on Sun, 10 April 2022
When should your startup make its first operations hire?
Kruze Consulting's COO, Scott Orn, answers the question 'When should your startup make its first operations hire?' and everything else you need to know.
Published on Fri, 1 April 2022
How should my startup pay engineering contractors?
Kruze Consulting's COO, Scott Orn, answers the question 'how should my startup pay engineering contractors?' and how depends on where you are located.
Published on Mon, 7 March 2022
What’s the best time of year to switch to a PEO?
Kruze Consulting's COO, Scott Orn, answers the question 'What is the best time of year to switch to a Professional Employer Organization ?'.
Published on Tue, 11 January 2022
How do you manage accounting complexities when you have a distributed workforce?
Kruze Consulting's COO, Scott Orn, breaks down how you can manage the accounting complexities when your startup has a distributed workforce.
Published on Sun, 19 December 2021
Who is the highest paid person at a startup?
Kruze Consulting's COO, Scott Orn, answers the question 'who is the highest paid person at a startup?' and talks about the ways startup employees are payed.
Published on Sun, 10 October 2021
Should your startup switch to unlimited PTO?
Kruze Consulting answers the frequently asked question about Paid Time Off (PTO) and whether or not your startup should switch to unlimited PTO.
Published on Tue, 5 October 2021
8 Ways Employees Steal Money From Startups
Kruze Consulting's COO, Scott Orn, explains the eight ways in which employees steal money from startups and how to prevent employee theft.
Published on Sun, 12 September 2021
Vaccine Tax Credit for Startups
The Vaccine Tax Credit was a tax credit created under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), and was announced earlier this year by the President.
Published on Mon, 28 June 2021
What Happens If Your Startup Doesn’t Make Its Medical Payments?
Kruze Consulting's COO, Scott Orn, answers the question 'what happens if your startup doesn’t make its medical payments?' and why it is a big deal for startups.
Published on Tue, 15 June 2021
What Does an Outside General Counsel Do?
Kruze consulting's COO, Scott Orn, answers the frequently asked question 'what does an outside General Counsel do?' & the benefits to having one on your side.
Published on Mon, 12 April 2021
Should your company reduce salaries when an employee moves to a lower cost geography?
Kruze Consulting's COO, Scott Orn, answers the question 'Should your company reduce salaries when an employee moves to a lower cost geography?'.
Published on Thu, 24 September 2020
Top three negatives that employees feel about their bosses
Kruze Consulting's COO, Scott Orn, discusses the top three negatives that employees can feel about their bosses and how Kruze has adapted.
Published on Thu, 30 July 2020
How do you calculate the True Cost of a startup employee?
The first hire for a startup is an exciting time! When a startup goes beyond the founders and has employees, the business can start to feel “real.”
Published on Wed, 27 May 2020
2019 Kruze Training Offsite
The Kruze team is getting together this week for networking, training and 2020 planning.
Published on Tue, 17 December 2019
Startup Offsite Travel Policy
Kruze Consulting's VP of FP&A, Healy Jones, shares an example of an offsite travel policy that will help your startup's team understand the trip's intentions.
Published on Tue, 10 December 2019
Kruze Consulting in HR Technologist
Vanessa Kruze, Kruze Consulting’s Founder and CEO, recently published an article on HR Technologist with 4 tips for managing a remote workforce.
Published on Tue, 10 September 2019
Event - Managing Departmental Budgets for Fast Growth Startups
Kruze Consulting and Procurify are pleased to present an event for San Francisco startups, Managing Departmental Budgets for Fast Growth Startups.
Published on Thu, 15 August 2019
How recruiting costs change as a startup grows
Most of our startup clients are growing fast, raising capital, developing and shipping product and hiring. Lots and lots of hiring!
Published on Tue, 16 July 2019
Essential HR Tools for the scaling startup
Kruze Consulting has worked with over 1000+ startups and has helped set up numerous HR infrastructure systems.
Published on Tue, 18 June 2019
Featured Service - Decisely
Decisely is a benefits brokerage and HR services company that offers interconnected technology solutions to small businesses and startups.
Published on Tue, 2 April 2019
Tax Time Smoothies
Continuing our tradition of focusing on employee wellness, we recently brought in some healthy smoothies to help our team deal with the stress of tax time.
Published on Thu, 14 March 2019
Featured Service - Rippling
Rippling is a new, cloud-based system that makes managing your startup’s HR and IT systems easy.
Published on Tue, 5 March 2019
Wellness Wednesday of Gratitude
As part of our company’s “Wellness Wednesday,” our fearless wellness leader Hannah placed thank you cards on everyone’s desks.
Published on Thu, 10 January 2019
Startup Finance and Accounting Job Descriptions
Kruze Consulting has compiled detailed job descriptions for startups' finance and accounting teams, based on our experience managing the growth of our startups.
Published on Mon, 3 December 2018
Does my Startup need Netsuite? 5 Signs that your Startup is Ready for Netsuite
Netsuite is an ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) tool. It manages your accounting, reporting, supply chain, procurement, and much more.
Published on Mon, 22 October 2018
What Does a Good Startup CFO Do?
The first thing a CFO does for startups is to manage the financial reporting. That means making sure the books are closed and closed correctly every month.
Published on Tue, 25 September 2018
Staying healthy at the workplace is a must-have for a better life
Kruze Consulting CPA looks at mindfulness and staying healthy at the workplace, something Vanessa Kruze has made a priority for employees.
Published on Tue, 28 August 2018
Introducing KruzeTax - Startup Tax Returns
Tax Season is upon us! Instead of using a local CPA firm (way too expensive & no Startup expertise), check out KruzeTax.com.
Published on Thu, 25 January 2018
What is the best and cheapest registered agent in Delaware that has experience with tech startups?
I’m going to expand this question a bit…Why does a startup need to have a Registered Agent in Delaware?
Published on Wed, 3 January 2018
2018 New Tax Laws & How they Affect Startups
The Good, The Bad and The Ugly.
Published on Wed, 3 January 2018
Startup's Due Diligence Information Venture Lenders Ask For
The first thing they're going to ask for is your historical financials.
Published on Tue, 14 November 2017
IRS Audits and Startups
What can I do to make sure that I am prepared for an IRS audit? Ultimately, how can I make sure that I don't get it to an IRS audit situation?
Published on Tue, 14 November 2017
Why Do Startups Take Venture Debt?
At Kruze Consulting, we get tons of questions about venture debt. Should a startup take it? Is it good for the startup?
Published on Thu, 9 November 2017
