Budgeting vs. Forecasting: What’s the Difference? (And Why Both Are Important for Startups)

Do you know the difference between budgeting and forecasting? A budget and a forecast are two of the most important tools for…

Financial Modeling Templates Are Hurting Your Startup

You’re a founder about to fundraise. To prepare to meet with investors, you know you need to build a financial model to…

Finmark Announces Strategic Investment Led by American Express Ventures

Finmark, financial modeling software provider for startups, today announced new funding from American Express Ventures, the strategic investment group of American Express.…

Flexible Budgeting 101: What Is It & How Does It Work?

Let’s face it  – business moves fast, and we have to be flexible for what is thrown at us. More often than…

Founder Story: How a Passion for the Startup Community Led Rami Essaid to Create Finmark

Building a successful startup is hard. So difficult in fact, that 90% of new startups fail and 50% never make it to…

Founder Story: How Genevieve Ryan Bellaire Turned Real World Problems Into a Category-Defining Startup

What do Uber, Twitter and Airbnb have in common? Each is, generally speaking, a company that created (or optimized) a new business…

Founder Story: How Matt Redler Turned a “Hair-On-Fire” Pain Point Into a Hot Startup

Google “why do startups fail?” and you’ll see thousands of different reasons — from running out of money to co-founders butting heads…

Founder Story: How Ruben Schultz is Attacking a $30 Billion Dollar Industry With Swoop

Many startup founders are born entrepreneurs. They grew up knowing how to hustle, how to come up with the next big thing,…

Founder Story: Playing Startup Poker with Justin Adams of Anduin

For our Kenny Rogers fans out there, here’s a question: What do “The Gambler” and a startup founder have in common? Answer:…

Founder Story: Turning Startups Into Butterflies With Joshua Konkle

As many founders know, startups are a beast. For many, a recipe for a startup includes blood, sweat, tears, and a ton…

Full-Time Employees vs. Contractors: Who Should You Hire?

We recently published a massive guide about hiring your first employees as a startup. I highly suggest reading it if you’re in…

Fundraising is Like Cruis’n USA: Top 5 Takeaways From Our Founder Institute Webinar

According to Finmark CEO Rami Essaid, raising your first round of funding is like plowing the road with your face. While that…