The Creative CFO
Lauren Parla, Counsel & CapitalCFO-level insights for founders building toward their first raise or their first $1M without the finance jargon.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Freemium | Publishes | Weekly |
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| Issues | 80 | Founded | 2 years ago | Last Issue | 6 days ago |
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CFO Diaries: How to Commit Fraud
Yes, you read that correctly.
The Creative CFO is an Oxymoron
What the F*ck Is EBITDA? (And Why Your Exit Will Live or Die By It)
Beyond the acronym: what buyers actually do with it.
If you're a founder who is exit oriented, or simply trying to understand your numbers better: EBITDA is the number the future buyers are going to fixate on before they read another slide...
The Business Audit Every Business Leader Should Run Twice a Year
A CFO Checklist and Legal Audit to Find What's Costing You Before It Becomes a Crisis
Most founders I talk to are so focused on operations that two areas often slip through the cracks: finance and legal. That’s not a coincidence. The two o...
AI Financial Risks Nobody's Talking About
What are the long-term impacts of AI adoption to your numbers?
This week, Joel Salinas from Leadership in Change asked me to guest write on AI adoption this week, from a finance lens specifically. Not “should you adopt AI.” That is quite o...
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...
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From balance sheets to bespoke suits, designing a life in Milan as a former financier turned fashion designer.
Legal decisions get more expensive to get wrong as your business grows. I'm a corporate lawyer writing the weekly playbook your lawyer never gave you. Plain English, no retainer, no billable hours.
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