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What Salaries Will Startup CEOs Earn in 2024?

What Salaries Will Startup CEOs Earn in 2024?
Posted on Mon, 1 January 2024 by 4d886ec3-5690-47fc-b77c-d1f3754b1a35

Kruze Consulting answers frequently asked question 'What Should my CEO Salary be?' by looking at payroll data from 110s of seed and venture-backed startups.

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How should a startup account for its first revenue?

How should a startup account for its first revenue?
Posted on Fri, 8 December 2023 by 3c9a7185-6493-4274-94b4-bfd36ff4820d

Kruze Consulting's COO, Scott Orn, discusses how a startup should account for its first revenue (and ongoing revenue) before looking for more!

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A Guide to Tax Returns for Seed-Stage Startups

A Guide to Tax Returns for Seed-Stage Startups
Posted on Thu, 23 November 2023 by 1683f59d-e8a8-4ffe-b7b9-16f2aad2ab0b

The ultimate tax season guide for startups, by the leading tax CPA to startups. Kruze has filed thousands of tax returns; we answer the top tax questions.

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Can Founders Pay Themselves Through an LLC?

Can Founders Pay Themselves Through an LLC?
Posted on Sun, 5 November 2023 by 3c9a7185-6493-4274-94b4-bfd36ff4820d

While startup founders can pay themselves through an LLC, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) doesn’t particularly like it. If you’re a founder considering this option, you should know that you may get extra attention from the IRS.

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Do bootstrapped startups actually pay taxes?

Do bootstrapped startups actually pay taxes?
Posted on Tue, 12 September 2023 by 1683f59d-e8a8-4ffe-b7b9-16f2aad2ab0b

Vannessa Kruze, CPA, answers the question 'Do bootstrapped startups actually pay taxes?' and discusses different types of taxes you may need to consider.

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Startup Financial Planning

Startup Financial Planning
Posted on Fri, 1 September 2023 by 3c9a7185-6493-4274-94b4-bfd36ff4820d

Kruze Consulting's COO, Scott Orn, provides a 9 step guide to creating a financial plan for your startup, given the current financial climate.

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What Startup CEOs and CFOs Need to Know About Insurance

What Startup CEOs and CFOs Need to Know About Insurance
Posted on Thu, 13 April 2023 by 86afaa4c-cefb-11ed-afa1-0242ac120002

Everything CEOs and CFOs need to know about why you should have insurance and what for at your startup, by leading CPA firm Kruze Consulting.

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When Should Startup Founders Pay Themselves?

When Should Startup Founders Pay Themselves?
Posted on Sun, 15 May 2022 by 3c9a7185-6493-4274-94b4-bfd36ff4820d

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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When should your startup make its first operations hire?

When should your startup make its first operations hire?
Posted on Fri, 1 April 2022 by 3c9a7185-6493-4274-94b4-bfd36ff4820d

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.

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Closing the Deal: The Final VC Meeting

Closing the Deal: The Final VC Meeting
Posted on Mon, 13 December 2021 by 3c9a7185-6493-4274-94b4-bfd36ff4820d

Kruze Consulting's COO, Scott Orn, presents his guide to closing the deal in your startups final venture capital meeting, as it can be very intimidating.

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Airbase and SVB offer a new integrated expense management solution

Airbase and SVB offer a new integrated expense management solution
Posted on Tue, 7 December 2021 by 3c9a7185-6493-4274-94b4-bfd36ff4820d

Scott Orn talks about the integrated credit card and expense management solution that is now available for startups from Airbase and Silicon Valley Bank (SVB).

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Why don’t startups use SBA loans?

Why don’t startups use SBA loans?
Posted on Mon, 22 November 2021 by 3c9a7185-6493-4274-94b4-bfd36ff4820d

Kruze Consulting's COO, Scott Orn, answers the question 'Why don’t startups use SBA loans?' and suggests other sources of debt capital.

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Steps to shut down a startup

Steps to shut down a startup
Posted on Tue, 16 November 2021 by 3c9a7185-6493-4274-94b4-bfd36ff4820d

Kruze Consulting's COO, Scott Orn, gives a helpful guide to shutting down a startup appropriately before moving on to bigger successes.

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As a startup CEO, when can I give myself a raise?

As a startup CEO, when can I give myself a raise?
Posted on Thu, 14 October 2021 by 4d886ec3-5690-47fc-b77c-d1f3754b1a35

Kruze Consulting's VP of FP&A, Healy Jones, answers the question 'as a startup CEO, when can I give myself a raise?' and how to know what to pay yourself.

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Technical debt for accountants

Technical debt for accountants
Posted on Mon, 26 October 2020 by 3c9a7185-6493-4274-94b4-bfd36ff4820d

A lot of startup founders know about technical debt. It basically means when you're working fast you're not going to architect everything perfectly.

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Should your company reduce salaries when an employee moves to a lower cost geography?

Should your company reduce salaries when an employee moves to a lower cost geography?
Posted on Thu, 24 September 2020 by 3c9a7185-6493-4274-94b4-bfd36ff4820d

Kruze Consulting's COO, Scott Orn, answers the question 'Should your company reduce salaries when an employee moves to a lower cost geography?'.

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Best Shopify Apps

Best Shopify Apps
Posted on Tue, 18 August 2020 by 3c9a7185-6493-4274-94b4-bfd36ff4820d

Kruze Consulting's COO, Scott Orn, lists the best apps for your Shopify software stack and explains, whilst Shopify is the best, the benefits of each one.

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Podcast with Kruze Client and Sean Ellis

Podcast with Kruze Client and Sean Ellis
Posted on Mon, 20 April 2020 by 4d886ec3-5690-47fc-b77c-d1f3754b1a35

Recently, Kruze COO, Scott Orn, participated in Sean Ellis’ new podcast accompanied by one of our clients - the CEO of SonderMind, Mark Frank.

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Webinar: SMB loans during COVID

Webinar: SMB loans during COVID
Posted on Sun, 19 April 2020 by 3c9a7185-6493-4274-94b4-bfd36ff4820d

Kruze Vice President FP&A, Healy Jones, will be joining this new Procurify’s webinar on All You Need To Know For Small Business Loans.

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Working Capital 101 for Startups

Working Capital 101 for Startups
Posted on Tue, 21 January 2020 by 4d886ec3-5690-47fc-b77c-d1f3754b1a35

Kruze Consulting's VP of FP&A, Healy Jones, presents a 101 guide to everything you need to know about working capital for startup businesses.

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Kruze Consulting recognized as one of the fastest-growing companies

Kruze Consulting recognized as one of the fastest-growing companies
Posted on Wed, 4 December 2019 by 4d886ec3-5690-47fc-b77c-d1f3754b1a35

Learn about why Kruze Consulting has been recognized as a fast-growing company by several prestigious publications in the US and the Bay Area.

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How are Startups using cloud software that IPO’d in 2019?

How are Startups using cloud software that IPO’d in 2019?
Posted on Thu, 31 October 2019 by 4d886ec3-5690-47fc-b77c-d1f3754b1a35

2019 hasn’t been the best year for startup IPOs. Uber, Lyft, and Slack are all tradings below their IPO prices - and let’s not even talk about WeWork.

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If this is the tech recession, what can you do about it?

If this is the tech recession, what can you do about it?
Posted on Tue, 22 October 2019 by 4d886ec3-5690-47fc-b77c-d1f3754b1a35

Kruze Consulting's VP of FP&A, Healy Jones, breakdowns the signs of an impending tech recession and how your startup can prepare if a recession occurs.

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Uber Lyft - April 2019 Updated Analysis

Uber Lyft - April 2019 Updated Analysis
Posted on Mon, 29 April 2019 by 4d886ec3-5690-47fc-b77c-d1f3754b1a35

We recently updated our Uber vs. Lyft Market Share Report. Check it out to see how these two competitors fought over the startup ridesharing market!

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What financial information do VCs want after an investment?

What financial information do VCs want after an investment?
Posted on Mon, 22 April 2019 by 4d886ec3-5690-47fc-b77c-d1f3754b1a35

If you are a startup CEO who has just raised funding, this post will help you understand the financial information your VC’s will expect to see from you.

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Kruze Consulting’s Top 2018 Blog Posts

Kruze Consulting’s Top 2018 Blog Posts
Posted on Mon, 7 January 2019 by 4d886ec3-5690-47fc-b77c-d1f3754b1a35

Read some of Kruze Consulting's most popular blogs posts from 2018, which demonstrate the exciting and progressive year Kruze Conculting had.

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Featured Service - FloQast

Featured Service - FloQast
Posted on Tue, 23 October 2018 by 3c9a7185-6493-4274-94b4-bfd36ff4820d

FloQast is a software exclusively designed for accountants to close books faster and more accurately.

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Featured Service - DocSend

Featured Service - DocSend
Posted on Tue, 16 October 2018 by 3c9a7185-6493-4274-94b4-bfd36ff4820d

DocSend is a great content management tool designed for sales and finance professionals.

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What Does a Good Startup CFO Do?

What Does a Good Startup CFO Do?
Posted on Tue, 25 September 2018 by 3c9a7185-6493-4274-94b4-bfd36ff4820d

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.

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Featured Service - HubHaus

Featured Service - HubHaus
Posted on Mon, 30 July 2018 by 3c9a7185-6493-4274-94b4-bfd36ff4820d

HubHaus is solving the housing problem for working professionals through Coliving.

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Kruze Consulting Firm Overview

Kruze Consulting Firm Overview
Posted on Tue, 17 July 2018 by 963f3184-cefc-11ed-afa1-0242ac120002

Vanessa Kruze, CEO of Kruze Consulting, gives an overview of Kruze Consulting Firm where we do accounting, finance, tax, and HR specifically for startups.

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Introducing KruzeTax - Startup Tax Returns

Introducing KruzeTax - Startup Tax Returns
Posted on Thu, 25 January 2018 by 3c9a7185-6493-4274-94b4-bfd36ff4820d

Tax Season is upon us! Instead of using a local CPA firm (way too expensive & no Startup expertise), check out KruzeTax.com.

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2018 New Tax Laws & How they Affect Startups

2018 New Tax Laws & How they Affect Startups
Posted on Wed, 3 January 2018 by 1683f59d-e8a8-4ffe-b7b9-16f2aad2ab0b

The Good, The Bad and The Ugly.

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Startup's Due Diligence Information Venture Lenders Ask For

Startup's Due Diligence Information Venture Lenders Ask For
Posted on Tue, 14 November 2017 by 3c9a7185-6493-4274-94b4-bfd36ff4820d

The first thing they're going to ask for is your historical financials.

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