Hopefully this won’t come as a surprise to you…accurate financials are essential. Yep, they are. Credible startup financials are an invaluable tool for evaluating your company’s financial health and ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I share tips about launching, validating and growing startups. Managing money is crucial for any business, but a startup’s ...

It was 2008 Redwood City, and my startup Makara was riding the early cloud wave born of virtualization, trying to create what is now known as “containerized applications.” Early adopters for this ...

Valuation is fundamental to startup fundraising. Setting the tone when negotiating with your first investors is vital at the ...

When starting a new business, a financial forecast is an important tool for recruiting investors as well as for budgeting for your first months of operating. A financial forecast is used to predict ...

Financing is one of the most misunderstood – and most challenging – parts of building a startup. Many entrepreneurs believe they must secure venture capital early to succeed. Yet research into America ...