Fpanda Club

JULY 24, 2022

Warren Buffett once suggested that the concepts of time value of money and discounted cash flow (DCF) model were introduced more than 2500 years ago. A related idea is articulated by the information-action paradox which describes the problem many companies face while investing in projects with high level of uncertainty, including innovation.

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) 130

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) Profit and Loss Benchmarking Valuation 130

BlueLight

AUGUST 21, 2020

Financial Advice for Startups I recently spoke with finance leaders from a couple dozen startups. Their expertise ranged from seed stage start-ups, where the CEO also served as the in-house finance leader, to growth stage companies where an in-house CFO monitored the entity’s current and future financial health.

Planning 52

Planning Marketing Startups CFO 52

CFO Share

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Recessions hurt portfolios, leaving them less money for new investments. If you are a venture-backed startup in a burn/raise cycle, do your best to delay equity rounds by deferring investments in R&D or new hires. These critical financial models allow for rapid evaluation of alternatives and resource planning.

Forecasting 40

Forecasting Economics Investments Financial Modeling 40

CFO Talks

MARCH 14, 2024

By carefully prioritizing their tasks and responsibilities, CFOs can effectively navigate their broad and varied role, ensuring that their time and efforts are invested in areas with the highest impact on the company’s success.

Prioritization 52

Prioritization CFO Leverage Risk Management 52

BlueLight

JUNE 5, 2020

Some startups are thriving in this situation and some startups are fighting for survival. Either way, the business environment is changing rapidly and this typically means startup founders and their boards are communicating much more frequently than in a “business as usual” situation.

Startups 52

Startups Technology Investments Finance 52

PYMNTS

JULY 14, 2017

The meal-kit startup Blue Apron is a perfect example. You get that right, and it’s a wonderful compounding financial model.”. Even when people aren’t gaming the system like the free meals guy, there are costs associated with attracting new customers … and with keeping the ones you’ve got. Balancing Consistency and Change.

Financial Modeling 49

Financial Modeling Budgeting Sales Startups 49

Barry Ritholtz

JANUARY 30, 2024

Full disclosure, my firm, OLTs Wealth Management, works with Betterment, which powers our digital investment platform. And have the ability to candidly, to invest and lose money in ways that the incumbents can’t. We were, we licensed the content so it didn’t require an enormous investment, right?

Investments 57

Investments Technology Leadership Marketing 57