How to Read a Balance Sheet (Without an Accounting Degree)
Assets, liabilities, equity what they actually mean for your startup and how to spot warning signs in under 10 minutes.
What Is MRR and How Do You Actually Grow It?
Monthly Recurring Revenue is the number every SaaS investor will ask about first. Here's how to calculate it correctly and the levers that move it.
Burn Rate and Runway: The Two Numbers That Keep Founders Up at Night
How to calculate burn rate correctly, predict your runway with confidence, and avoid the cash crunch CB Insights found in 70% of recent shutdowns.
Scenario Planning: What Happens to Your Cash When You Hire?
Before you make your next hire, run the numbers. We break down exactly how adding engineers, sales reps, or contractors changes your runway — and how to model it like a CFO.
Unit Economics: CAC, LTV, and Payback Period Explained
The three numbers that tell investors whether your startup can actually scale — and how founders miscalculate them every day.
What Actually Goes in a Board Report at Pre-Seed and Seed
Investors want a monthly email that takes two minutes to read, not a deck. The four numbers it has to contain, the three sections that carry the story, and a filled-in example.
How Much Should You Raise, and How Much Runway Do You Need Before Raising Again?
Most founders copy the market to pick a round size. It is derivable instead, from four inputs you already have. Here is the arithmetic, on a worked example.