How Flare Evolved From Spreadsheets With Finmark

The Challenge Flare is a fast-growing cybersecurity startup on a mission to help businesses rapidly identify external threats that could damage their…

How ProvenCFO is Revolutionizing FP&A With Finmark

When you think of exciting, forward-thinking, innovative businesses, accounting firms probably aren’t high on the list. However, Dave Willson, CFO at ProvenCFO…

How to Build a Budget Forecast From Scratch

You probably have some big goals for growing your startup and how much revenue you want to generate this year. But how…

How to Create a Pitch Deck Investors Want to See

If there’s one thing I’ve learned from “VC Twitter”, it’s that a lot of founders struggle to create great pitch decks. After…

How to Create a Startup Budget (Template Included)

Did you know that 90% of startups fail? That’s scary. But why do they fail? It’s not because they had a bad…

How to Create a Startup Hiring Plan From Scratch

Creating a hiring plan is one of the most challenging things to do as a startup. You don’t have unlimited resources, and…

How to Create Financial Projections For Your Business (Accurately)

Whether you’re starting a new business or making plans for an existing one, creating financial projections will give you a significant advantage.…

How to Do Scenario Analysis: Step-By-Step Guide

Ask 10 founders how they grew their business and you’ll probably get 10 different answers. There is no one-size-fits-all path to growing…

Incremental Budgeting 101: A Beginner’s Guide

Sometimes making a few small tweaks to an old plan can make it as good as new. The same goes for incremental…

Introducing Finmark 2.0!

It has been over 12 months since we released version 1.0 of Finmark to the world. Since that time, we’ve made several…

Introducing Finmark 3.0!

It’s amazing how much can change over the course of a year. In January, we announced the release of Finmark 2.0, which…

Introducing The New Startup Glossary!

What is runway? Are you calculating churn correctly? What metrics do you need to know before meeting with investors? We’re excited to…