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How Quickly Should Founders Respond to VCs?

How Quickly Should Founders Respond to VCs?
Posted on Sun, 7 May 2023

We like to think of the venture capitalist as the most important customer of a startup, certainly in your startup’s early phase.

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Negotiating How Much Cash a Startup Must Keep in the Bank

Negotiating How Much Cash a Startup Must Keep in the Bank
Posted on Sun, 30 April 2023

This has become a really critical question since interest rates are going up and cash management is becoming even more important.

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Brex vs American Express - Which credit card is best for startups?

Brex vs American Express -  Which credit card is best for startups?
Posted on Fri, 28 April 2023

Kruze Consulting’s VP of FP&A, Healy Jones, explains the differences between the Brex corporate card and American Express and which one is best for startups.

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Seven Reasons Early 2023 is a Good Time to Raise a Seed Round

Seven Reasons Early 2023 is a Good Time to Raise a Seed Round
Posted on Sun, 23 April 2023

Times are pretty tough in the venture capital world right now, but there are actually a lot of good reasons to raise a seed round.

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What is a Cap Table?

What is a Cap Table?
Posted on Wed, 19 April 2023

What is a Cap Table and Why Does Your Startup CPA Need Access? We often get this question from founders who don’t yet have a cap table or are reluctant to give us access to it.

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Three Things Startups Need After Registering for New York State Payroll

Three Things Startups Need After Registering for New York State Payroll
Posted on Sun, 16 April 2023

If you’re hiring employees in New York State, you’re going to need to register your startup in that state.

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What Startup CEOs and CFOs Need to Know About Insurance

What Startup CEOs and CFOs Need to Know About Insurance
Posted on Thu, 13 April 2023

Everything CEOs and CFOs need to know about why you should have insurance and what for at your startup, by leading CPA firm Kruze Consulting.

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Is Your Accountant Giving You QuickBooks Access?

Is Your Accountant Giving You QuickBooks Access?
Posted on Sun, 9 April 2023

We often encounter a problem with new startup clients: Those clients haven’t been given access to QuickBooks by their previous accountant.

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What is the Biggest Barrier to Startups Earning a Return on Their Cash?

What is the Biggest Barrier to Startups Earning a Return on Their Cash?
Posted on Sun, 2 April 2023

The Federal Reserve has been raising interest rates, and there’s no end in sight right now. And rising interest rates have the potential to affect startups in a big way.

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11 Reasons Why a Company May Receive a Payroll Tax Notice

11 Reasons Why a Company May Receive a Payroll Tax Notice
Posted on Wed, 29 March 2023

Payroll tax notices from states or the IRS can be confusing and scary for a startup. Often founders don’t know rules around payroll taxes and can pay an employee incorrectly.

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What are Venture Capital Fund Reserves?

What are Venture Capital Fund Reserves?
Posted on Sun, 26 March 2023

Fund reserves are a hotly discussed issue at the moment because the NASDAQ has fluctuated quite a bit recently.

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Can You Lose Money if You Sell Treasuries Early?

Can You Lose Money if You Sell Treasuries Early?
Posted on Sun, 19 March 2023

A lot of startups are finding that, with interest rates going up, they have the opportunity to work with a cash management specialist who can then get them into very safe Treasury and corporate bonds, even packages or bundles of bonds. 

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What are Demand Deposit Marketplace Sweeps?

What are Demand Deposit Marketplace Sweeps?
Posted on Wed, 15 March 2023

In the wake of the SVB crisis, founders who work with us are asking about ways to protect the full amount of their venture funding, since the FDIC insurance limit is $250,000 per depositor.

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SVB’s Startup Venture Debt Practice Post Crisis

SVB’s Startup Venture Debt Practice Post Crisis
Posted on Wed, 15 March 2023

Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) had a liquidity/solvency crisis in the middle of March 2023, and was taken over by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC).

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Do Investors Pay Capital Gains on Converted SAFE Notes?

Do Investors Pay Capital Gains on Converted SAFE Notes?
Posted on Sun, 12 March 2023

One fairly complicated question we encounter is “Do investors have to pay capital gains taxes each time the valuation of a company goes up when, at the same time, the company’s SAFE notes have been converted to equity but have not been sold?”

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