Sustainable Success: A Framework for Optimizing Profit
Conventional profit optimization methods could cause your company to miss out on opportunities to grow. This four-step approach will help your business make the most of its strengths to boost margins for years to come.
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How to Build Your Startup’s Financial Model to Grab Investor Interest
Hook investors with a financial model that instantly shows them what they need to know about your startup.
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Jeffrey Fidelman
Remote or On-site? The Real Cost of Office Space for a Venture-backed Startup
For funder-backed startups, brick-and-mortar offices cost more than just money–they dilute founder equity.
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Erik Stettler
Why Your Startup Pitch Needs Sensitivity Analysis
To impress risk-averse investors, you have to prove that you’re ready for whatever may come.
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Nicholas Piscani
Tough Times Don’t Have to Mean Tough Terms: Leveraging Financial and Cap Table Modeling in VC Negotiations
When capital is scarce, VCs may tighten their terms to reduce their risk. Here’s how to think through three of the most common preferred terms to ensure you don’t give away too much of your company.
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Erik Stettler
How to Build a 3-statement Model: Best Practices for Valuations and Projections
To value or build projections for a company accurately, you have to factor in working capital projections—and you can’t do that without investing in a three-statement financial model.
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Abdullah Karayumak, CFA
Real Estate Financial Modeling: 3 Costly Mistakes to Avoid
Rising construction costs mean real estate developers are relying on complex—and potentially costly—finance structures more often. Smarter modeling will help keep borrowing costs low.
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Robert Finch
The New Risk Management Playbook: Black Swans and the Rise of Scenario Analysis
Want a risk management strategy that fosters resilience and reveals new opportunities? Shift your focus from predicting events to preparing for impacts.
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Michael J. McDonald
Modeling an Asset Class: Why Wall Street May Be in the Single-family Rental Market for Keeps
Wall Street has its eye on the single-family rental market. A convergence of rising home prices, changing rental preferences, and advancing technology is fueling the boom.
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