Healy Jones

VP of Financial Strategy

Healy Jones runs the Financial Strategy for Kruze Consulting. In his spare time he runs online marketing businesses.

Formerly he was a venture capitalist and an executive at VC-backed startups.

Healy ran marketing and part of the sales team for ForUsAll, a Foundation and Ribbit Capital backed FinTech startup. He also was with Sunrun (NASDAQ: RUN) pre and post IPO, running a large part of the marketing team. He also held VP of Marketing and Finance roles with other startups backed by Venrock and other VCs.

He was a venture investor with technology team at Atlas Venture, and started in venture capital with Summit Partners. His career began in investment banking at Hambrecht and Quist (eventually became JP Morgan Chase).

Recent Blog posts by Healy Jones

Mon, 4 December 2023

How Startups are using AI

In the rapidly evolving landscape of technology, startups are increasingly turning to artificial intelligence to gain a competitive edge.

Sun, 3 December 2023

Off Balance Sheet Items and Startups

Off balance sheet items are usually spoken of in hushed tones when public companies crash and burn, usually in the haze of opaque financial disclosures.

Tue, 14 November 2023

Startup Valuations in 2023

As the leading CPA firm serving VC-backed startups, we are acutely aware of the trends in startup funding - including valuation trends.

Wed, 25 October 2023

The 'Masters Exemption': A Guide for Startup Founders on Renting Your Own Home to Your Business Tax-Free

The 'Masters Exemption' (also known as the Augusta Exemption or Augusta Rule) allows startup founders to rent their homes to their startups - for legitimate businesses purposes only - for short periods and reap tax benefits.

Sun, 15 October 2023

Unified Accounting and Tax

Why Startups Choose Kruze for Unified Accounting and Tax.

Tue, 5 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.

Sun, 20 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.

Sun, 13 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.

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Free Financial Models

created by Healy Jones (and his team)

Simple Startup Projection Model

Simple and easy to use financial model for technology startups looking to project revenue and expenses.

Depreciation Schedule

Straight-line, Sum-of-Years and Declining Value - all in the same model.

Startup Budget Template

Designed for a startup with multiple departments; use to budget for hiring and non-FTE spend.

SaaS Income Projection Model

This is as user-friendly and adaptable as possible to suit most SaaS businesses.

Employee Stock Options - VC Negotiation Model

This startup financial model is used to negotiate the size of the option pool needed at a venture round.

Recent Blog posts by Healy Jones

Free Financial Models

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