2014

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When Should Startups Hire a CFO?

Boston Startup 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 on more pressing needs: What’s my burn rate? How long is my runway? How does our annual recurring revenue (ARR) look? How much more money do we need? As an entrepreneur who has sold two companies over the past decade, I can speak from experience that it isn’t until a startup reaches some success — systematic product launches, lucrative partnerships, internation

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What a CFO Taught My Startup About Projections

Boston Startup CFO

Projections are a funny concept in business. On paper they mean one thing but to entrepreneurs they mean something entirely different. Think of it like a dirty, little secret. While you show potential investors your best face, you show on-board investors a more conservative picture and in house you create projections that are somewhere in the middle - the ones you really try to meet.

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