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Crafting Effective Board Reports: A Guide for Startup CFOs founders management accounts reporting Nov 17, 2023

As a leader, communication is one of the most important aspects of your role, especially when it comes to board reporting.

The purpose of a board meeting is to inform, engage, and facilitate decision...

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The New KPIs: Navigating Start-up Metrics in a Changing Economy founders fundraise kpis start-ups & fast growth businesses Nov 10, 2023

In 2022, the venture capital landscape experienced a big shift.

With venture capital funding down by 35% and the end of near-zero interest rates, the macroeconomic environment surrounding start-ups h...

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Understanding CAC and LTV: The Dynamic Duo of Start-Up Metrics budgeting founders fundraise kpis Nov 03, 2023

In the high-stakes world of start-ups, understanding the language of your business's financial health is not just important – it's crucial for survival and growth.

Two acronyms that are often bandie...

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Startup Investor Relationship Management: Navigating the CFO’s Role finance leadership relationships Oct 27, 2023

Who Owns Investor Relations in a Start-up?

In start-ups, investor relations isn’t a ‘nice-to-have’, it’s much more important than that. And if you're stepping into a finance leadership role, whether ...

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Profit First: Adapting Your Start-up's Financial Strategy in Changing Economic times budgeting founders treasury Oct 20, 2023

As most leaders who work in this start-up space know, the macroeconomic changes this year have really changed the thought process of growth over profit.

With market dynamics being more unpredictable ...

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Equity Financing vs. Debt Financing: Which is Right for Your Start-up? founders fundraise treasury Oct 13, 2023

Navigating cash runway and having enough funds to not only survive by thrive is a crucial task for founders and finance leaders, particularly when it comes to the pivotal decision of start-up fundrais...

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Cost Control in Early-Stage Startups: Finding the Balance budgeting founders treasury Oct 06, 2023

In the early stages of any start-up, achieving a balance between spending and saving can become quite delicate. While it's tempting to invest in every piece of shiny new tech and hire experts for ever...

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Unpacking the New Finance Tech Stack Recommendations for 2023: Start with Solid Foundations! founders start-ups & fast growth businesses tech time management Sep 29, 2023

As we steer into the latter part of 2023, the advancements in the world of software and automation improvements is impossible to ignore.

The tools and software available to aid financial management h...

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Celebrating One Year of Blogging: The Power of Reflection and Feedback for Finance Leaders finance career finance leadership founders hr Sep 22, 2023

It's been a year.

One whole year since I started this blog, and I must say, what an exhilarating journey it has been.

Today, I want to shift gears a bit and talk about something that's not often dis...

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Boosting Your Start-up's Cash Runway: The Power of Working Capital Management finance leadership founders treasury Sep 15, 2023

With most companies, but particularly startups and fast-growth companies, cash is undeniably king.

Yet, it’s not just about how much money you raise; it’s about how long you can make it last.

As a F...

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Hiring Slow, Firing Fast: A Guide to a Start-up's hiring Success finance leadership founders hr Sep 08, 2023

In the volatile world of startups, each hiring decision can be the difference between scaling up and slowing down.

For Founders and Finance Directors alike, the adage 'hire slow, fire fast' is more t...

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Supporting your startup Founder: How to Communicate Upwards Without Creating More Work finance leadership hr relationships Sep 01, 2023

One of the most important things you’ll ever learn in a startup finance role? How to communicate upwards. Especially when that means supporting a first-time founder who’s juggling product, team, board...

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DISCLAIMER: All information included in these blog posts are Alysha Randall's opinion.  She is not the reader's accountant, tax advisor, lawyer, CFO or director and therefore should not be considered advice.

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