The Expensive Benefit Plan Penalties You'll Want to Avoid
2016 has been a whirlwind year for employer legislation and compliance, and things aren’t slowing down. In July, the Department of Labor...
Why A Startup CFO Is Like A Personal Trainer
According to a report from Harvard Business School, as many as three out of four startups fail to succeed in the long term. To hold their...
Massachusetts Just Stole An Important Page From Silicon Valley's Playbook
In the 1980s, the United States had two major hubs of technology innovation. Everyone knows about Silicon Valley, but the East Coast had...
The Robo-Accountants Are Coming
A recent story in The New York Times story sent shivers throughout the alleyways of downtown Manhattan with its bold headline, “The...
Small Business CFO's: Do You Need One?
It’s a growing pain that many small businesses have. Company founders and CEOs are rarely equipped to handle financing strategies,...
Do I really need an expensive 409a valuation report to tell me that my startup is worth nothing?
For many startups, the short answer is “no.” Some startups can create their own 409A valuation report for $0 using a DIY 409A calculator....
When Should Startups Hire a CFO?
Many founders and CEOs of startups don’t spend a lot of time thinking about CFOs. When it comes to finance for a startup, founders focus...
What a CFO Taught My Startup About Projections
Projections are a funny concept in business. On paper they mean one thing but to entrepreneurs they mean something entirely different....
Equity basics: vesting, cliffs, acceleration, and exits
Equity basics: vesting, cliffs, acceleration, and exits As a cheatsheet, the “normal” equity structure is: Founder terms: 4 year vesting,...
