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Convertible Note Valuation Caps: Necessary or Evil?
What's a valuation cap? Learn what it is and how it works before you consider convertible debt for your startup's next fundraising round.
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The Importance of Bookkeeping for Fast-Growing Startups
Fine-tuned, accurate bookkeeping is a seldom mentioned startup success factor. Learn why it's important to get your books in order, ASAP.
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10 Steps for Setting Up Your Startup's Accounting Function
It's never too soon to set up your startup's accounting function & establish infrastructure to support company finances as you grow.
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Venture Debt: What Is It and How Does It Work?
What is venture debt and how does it work? Learn the basics so you can avoid bad funding deals that put your business at risk.
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How to Value a Startup: A Quick Guide for SaaS Founders
Raising funds? Just want to know how valuation works? Learn how to value your startup with our Quick Guide for SaaS founders.
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How To Get Funding from Angel Investors
Who are angel investors? How do you find them? We explain how angel investments work and offer tips to help pre-revenue startups get funded.
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Comparing Startup Financing Options
There are more startup financing options than ever. Compare the pros and cons of these 3 popular VC-alternative funding sources.
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What Is Seed Money and How Do You Get It?
When it's time to get serious and raise seed money for your startup, start here. Learn what it is and how to prepare for a seed round.
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SaaS Revenues: Every Founder’s Accounting Nightmare
Only in your wildest dreams did you think you’d be booking customers left and right, but already within the first few months of your...
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What Is the Working Capital Turnover Ratio?
Working capital is to a startup as wind is to a sailboat. Learn how to calculate and utilize this critical financial metric.
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Business Lines of Credit: What SaaS Startups Need to Know
A business line of credit can help growing SaaS startups fund working capital and manage cash flow. Here's what founders need to know.
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Be Careful with Convertibles: Your SAFE May Hurt You
Convertible notes and convertible equity instruments, like Simple Agreement for Future Equity (SAFE), are supposed to be simple, straightforward and not complex. After all, they are only a handful of pages in length, right? Well, watch out.
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What Is Delinquent Churn and How to Reduce It
Credit cards are convenient for buying things online, yet there are a surprising number of ways they can fail. A card can reach its...
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The Two Sides of Annual Upfront Payments and Multi-Year Contracts for SaaS
So, you’ve made it through minimum viable product (MVP) stage and managed to convince a few clients to pay you for your product. Hooray!...
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SaaS Pricing Strategies for Fast-Growing Startups
Once you’ve got a solid SaaS product to bring to market, it’s time for the next big step – your pricing strategy.
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How to Calculate Potential Revenue for a Startup and Present to Investors
Some entrepreneurs think that what matters most is a disruptive product with a big potential market and that investors don’t care much about revenue streams. While it’s true that many investors look at future potential, they also care about your current performance. In fact, your current revenues are a good predictor of your potential revenue in the future. Unlike one-time deals or one-off services rendered to clients, recurring revenue — such as revenue derived from subscrip
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Getting Your Startup’s Financial House in Order
Why is it essential for startups to have their financials in order? This was the topic of a recent webinar that featured a lively...
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Why Underpricing Monthly SaaS Subscriptions Undercuts Future Revenues
Subscription models bring a new level of complexity— deferred revenue , monthly recurring revenue churn , customer churn —but it also...
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Is It Time to Stop Using Excel for Your Startup's Finances?
Don't miss out on funding because your financials are a mess. Get your finances out of Excel and into accounting software!
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3 Shortcuts to Avoid When Calculating Your SaaS Metrics
Creating your first financial model and defining the right set of SaaS metrics can be daunting, especially for early stage SaaS companies...
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