Closing the Deal: The Final VC Meeting
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.
Published on Tue, 20 August 2024
Working Capital 101 for Startups
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.
Published on Mon, 19 August 2024
Startup Financial Planning: Guide and Templates
Kruze Consulting's COO, Scott Orn, provides a 9 step guide to creating a financial plan for your startup, given the current financial climate.
Published on Tue, 21 May 2024
How should a startup account for its first revenue?
Kruze Consulting's COO, Scott Orn, discusses how a startup should account for its first revenue (and ongoing revenue) before looking for more!
Published on Fri, 8 December 2023
A Guide to Tax Returns for Seed-Stage Startups
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.
Published on Thu, 23 November 2023
Can Founders Pay Themselves Through an LLC?
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.
Published on Sun, 5 November 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
What Startup CEOs and CFOs Need to Know About Insurance
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.
Published on Thu, 13 April 2023
When Should Startup Founders Pay Themselves?
Kruze Consulting's COO, Scott Orn, explains at what point startup founders should start paying themselves and why founders are often underpaid.
Published on Sun, 15 May 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
Airbase and SVB offer a new integrated expense management solution
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).
Published on Tue, 7 December 2021
Why don’t startups use SBA loans?
Kruze Consulting's COO, Scott Orn, answers the question 'Why don’t startups use SBA loans?' and suggests other sources of debt capital.
Published on Mon, 22 November 2021
Steps to shut down a startup
Kruze Consulting's COO, Scott Orn, gives a helpful guide to shutting down a startup appropriately before moving on to bigger successes.
Published on Tue, 16 November 2021
As a startup CEO, when can I give myself a raise?
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.
Published on Thu, 14 October 2021
Technical debt for accountants
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.
Published on Mon, 26 October 2020
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
Webinar: SMB loans during COVID
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.
Published on Sun, 19 April 2020
Kruze Consulting recognized as one of the fastest-growing companies
Learn about why Kruze Consulting has been recognized as a fast-growing company by several prestigious publications in the US and the Bay Area.
Published on Wed, 4 December 2019
What financial information do VCs want after an investment?
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.
Published on Mon, 22 April 2019
Featured Service - DocSend
DocSend is a great content management tool designed for sales and finance professionals.
Published on Tue, 16 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
2025 Startup CEO Salary Report
The 2025 Startup CEO Salary Report reveals a 14% increase in average salaries to $161,000, reflecting an improved fundraising outlook and market trends.
Published on Mon, 27 August 2018
Featured Service - HubHaus
HubHaus is solving the housing problem for working professionals through Coliving.
Published on Mon, 30 July 2018
Kruze Consulting Firm Overview
Vanessa Kruze, CEO of Kruze Consulting, gives an overview of Kruze Consulting Firm where we do accounting, finance, tax, and HR specifically for startups.
Published on Tue, 17 July 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
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
