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Know Your Numbers: The Ultimate Guide to Data-Driven Success for Startups

Understanding your startup's metrics is like having a GPS for your business journey. It helps you navigate challenges, make informed decisions, and steer your company towards success.
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Forecastr , An out-of-the-box finance function for your business.
29 Apr 2024

The Quick Guide to Company Updates

Are you producing and distributing regular company updates to your network? Here's why you should...
Ryan Nash
Ryan Nash , COO , Gust INC
18 Apr 2024

Financial Modeling – Top Down or Bottom Up?

Today, we're talking financial models and projections; specifically, the perspectives you need to be  considering to build something accurate for operations and compelling for fundraising.
Ryan Nash
Ryan Nash , COO , Gust INC
11 Apr 2024

What to Do When You and Your Investors Are Not on the Same Page

Yielding 10x growth or more, known as “hockey-stick growth,” remains the goal for many investors. But only one percent of startups become unicorns; in fact, most VC-backed companies don’t reach their expected rate of return. “That means 95% of founders—or more—are gonna have a bad time,” explains Rand Fishkin, the author of Lost and Founder, and co-founder of Moz and more recently of SparkToro. The gulf between expectations and how things play out can be substantial. However, that doesn’t have to fuel fights among stakeholders who are—at the end of the day—all on the same team.
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Vouch INC , Business Insurance for Technology Companies
4 Apr 2024

The Misleading Attractiveness of S Corp Elections

Investors prefer investing in Delaware C Corps which don’t allow founders to take personal tax losses for early expenses. Many founders are tempted to make an S-Corp election which allows a pass-through tax treatment similar to an LLC. While that could be a small short term gain in the early days, it can jeopardize a much larger tax free gain in the future ($10M+) . Most typical startups should avoid tinkering with their tax treatment; if it really seems important it is best to tap in a professional.
Ryan Nash
RYAN NASH , COO , GUST LABS, INC.
22 Mar 2024
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