The Creative CFO
Lauren ParlaCFO-level insights for founders building toward their first raise or their first $1M without the finance jargon.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Freemium | Publishes | Twice weekly |
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| Issues | 76 | Founded | 2 years ago | Last Issue | 12 days ago |
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What It Actually Takes to Get to $1M: A CFO's Honest Breakdown
The cash flow problems, pricing mistakes, and hiring decisions that determine whether you make it to the next stage.
The effort required to make your first dollar is not the same effort required to make $100K or $1M. But once you earn that...
Burn Rate: What Every Founder Needs to Know Before They Need To
What is it and how to calculate it. Paid subscribers get insight into: what VCs actually look for when they review your burn rate.
Welcome back! This week’s post is starting off as a Debbie Downer but by the end you’ll have the insights ne...
15 Things Venture Capitalists Don’t Want Founders to Know
What I learned after a decade working alongside VCs and private equity firms. Read this before you take a meeting.
I spent over a decade sitting across the table from VCs and PE firms on behalf of the companies I worked for, first as an em...
The Founder Salary Question Nobody Answers Honestly
What to pay yourself, how to defend it in a pitch room, and the exact frameworks I use with my clients depending on how you are funding your business.
I have spoken with hundreds of founders and business owners and a popular question among...
Why Your Bank Account Is Empty Even Though You Are Making Money
The cash flow gap is one of the most common financial blind spots for early stage founders. Here is how to diagnose it and fix it.
On paper your business is profitable but when you login to your company bank account, the balance is low or...
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