Hopefully this won’t come as a surprise to you…accurate financials are essential. Yep, they are. Credible startup financials are an invaluable tool for evaluating your company’s financial health and ...

Strong financial planning can help founders to better understand how much capital they actually need and when they might need it the most, supporting better planning for the ebbs and flows of the ...

One of the biggest challenges entrepreneurs face when starting a new business is securing the necessary funding. Financing a startup requires careful planning and a thorough understanding of the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I share tips about launching, validating and growing startups. Managing money is crucial for any business, but a startup’s ...

It was 2008 Redwood City, and my startup Makara was riding the early cloud wave born of virtualization, trying to create what is now known as “containerized applications.” Early adopters for this ...

When starting a new business, a financial forecast is an important tool for recruiting investors as well as for budgeting for your first months of operating. A financial forecast is used to predict ...

Valuation is fundamental to startup fundraising. Setting the tone when negotiating with your first investors is vital at the ...

What makes a successful business successful? Every management consultant and startup founder and financial analyst can tell you, and they'll all tell you something different. Service leadership!