As the Chief Financial Officer of a startup, driving continual growth is a critical component of the job. In addition to managing accounting, finance, and other areas, focusing on scale is just as important. One of my early mentors said it best when he asked, “If you...
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey’s recent announcement on giving 1 percent of the company to his employees’ equity pool signals a rising trend among tech startups. Building stock options into compensation packages can be a win-win, because it aligns employees with management...
In an age where social, mobile, big data, and the cloud are all converging in new and exciting ways, data storytelling has become more essential than ever. After all, we remember stories, not spreadsheets. A narrative has both meaning and value when it is memorable,...
Software as a Service (SaaS) startups will be well positioned for success if they follow these 5 steps: 1. Clearly Define Value Before taking your product to market, you should be able to easily explain the value you’re providing. What need does your product satisfy?...
As an ever-growing number of companies shift to Software as a Service (SaaS) models for their infrastructure needs, a growing number of entrepreneurs have taken their startup ideas to the cloud, offering solutions to everything from customer service to supply chain...