Scott Orn, CFA

Sun, 4 June 2023

What is Customer Acquisition Cost (CAC)?

Customer acquisition cost (CAC) is a fundamental metric to know in startup accounting. Customer acquisition cost is the amount you pay to add a single customer to your business.

Sun, 28 May 2023

What Happens if Limited Partners at a VC Fund Miss their Capital Call?

This is one of the worst situations for a VC fund to find themselves in and, although we haven’t seen it happen yet, it is something worth reviewing given the current economic downturn.

Sun, 21 May 2023

Is your startup default alive or default dead?

Paul Graham, the entrepreneur that founded the startup incubator Y Combinator, asks a very famous question when he meets a founder: “Is your startup default alive or default dead?” Let’s look at what that means. 

Sun, 14 May 2023

Why Are Seed Funds Saving More Capital for Defensive Rounds?

This is a topic that has arisen recently in two different conversations with a couple of seed VCs, in which they explained how this is, in fact, a proactive strategy.

Sun, 7 May 2023

How Quickly Should Founders Respond to VCs?

We like to think of the venture capitalist as the most important customer of a startup, certainly in your startup’s early phase.

Sun, 30 April 2023

Negotiating How Much Cash a Startup Must Keep in the Bank

This has become a really critical question since interest rates are going up and cash management is becoming even more important.

Sun, 23 April 2023

Seven Reasons Early 2023 is a Good Time to Raise a Seed Round

Times are pretty tough in the venture capital world right now, but there are actually a lot of good reasons to raise a seed round.

Wed, 19 April 2023

What is a Cap Table and Why Does Your Startup CPA Need Access?

We often get this question from founders who don’t yet have a cap table or are reluctant to give us access to it.