Payments - what your startup needs to know by a leading startup CFO firm

5 Ways to Collect Cash Upfront from Customers

Posted on Sun, 11 July 2021 by scott-orn

All businesses depend on revenue. This is especially true for startups where maybe money is scarce. So, collecting cash upfront from customers is crucial and beneficial to the success of the business.

Brex vs Ramp - Which card is best for startups?

Posted on Thu, 25 March 2021 by healy-jones

One of the fastest-growing tools that we’ve seen our startup clients adopt is Brex’s corporate card. But Ramp’s expense management card is a great option for later-stage companies.

Brex vs American Express - Which credit card is best for startups?

Posted on Wed, 3 February 2021 by healy-jones

The Brex corporate card is one of the fastest-growing financial tools we’ve seen startups adopt in the past few years. But traditional card vendor American Express isn’t sitting on its laurels, and has announced their own “Brex Killer” card -- “American Express Corporate Program for Startups.”

Bill.com vs Gusto for paying contractors

Posted on Wed, 10 June 2020 by scott-orn

Founders have a few different options for paying their contractors - we’ve seen everything from check (pretty standard) to Venmo (maybe not the best idea). But two of the most popular cloud solutions for paying contractors are Bill.com and Gusto.

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

Posted on Mon, 1 June 2020 by scott-orn

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.

Brex vs Stripe - Which card is best for startups?

Posted on Wed, 11 September 2019 by healy-jones

One of the fastest-growing tools that we’ve seen our startup clients adopt is Brex’s corporate card. But Stripe’s new card is a huge announcement from a major fin-tech provider to early-stage companies.