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Finance Foundations

5 non-negotiables for a startup's finance function

Most startup finance functions don't fail because of bad intentions — they fail because they grow organically and never quite catch up with the pace of the business. Here are the fundamentals that consistently make the difference.

March 2026|4 min read

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Fundraising

7 mistakes you're making with fundraising financials

Fundraising often exposes weaknesses in a finance function that have been easy to live with up to that point. Strong fundraising processes are almost always a by-product of how the business is already being run.

March 2026|4 min read

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