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5 Accounting Challenges Startups Face and How to Help Them Thrive

The CFO College

Startups tend to operate on shaky ground. 90% of startups will fail - period. From the moment a CEO starts pouring time and money into an idea, a rock-solid financial foundation is key to increasing the odds of success. As an accountant or bookkeeper, you can help prevent startups from going under or losing profitability.

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To NPV or Not to NPV: That Is the Question

Fpanda Club

Analysts usually build their financial models for the first 5 years of the investment and then add terminal value for all the years coming thereafter which may contribute up to 50% of NPV. Discovery-driven planning are commonly used by startups, but, unfortunately, are not adopted by established companies. Sources: Warren E.

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In a time of great market uncertainty, professional financial planning is more important than ever.

BlueLight

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.