Investor Reference Checks: How to Vet Your Investors
Investors check you out before they write a cheque. You should check them out too. An investor may sit on your cap table for a decade, and a bad fit can make …
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Operating Expenses vs Capital Expenses Explained
A new laptop and a month of internet service both cost you money, yet your accounts treat them very differently. One is a capital expense that you spread over …
Venture Debt vs Equity: Comparing the Real Cost
Equity can feel free because you never pay it back. Venture debt can feel cheap because the headline rate looks small next to the value of your shares. Neither …
Postponed VAT Accounting for UK Importers Explained
If your business imports goods into the UK, import VAT can tie up cash for weeks between paying at the border and reclaiming it on your VAT return. Postponed …
Regulation A+ Explained for Growing Companies
Regulation A+ lets a US company raise money from the general public, not just wealthy investors, in a way that sits between a small crowdfunding campaign and a …
Marketplace Startups: The Chicken and Egg Problem Explained
Every two-sided marketplace starts with the same awkward silence. Buyers will not come until there are sellers, and sellers will not come until there are …
Drag-Along and Tag-Along Rights Explained
Most founders do not think about selling the company on the day they raise money. Yet two clauses in your investment documents decide a lot about how a future …