Top startup founders, venture capitalists, and advisors interviewed by Scott Orn of Kruze Consulting, the accounting firm to VC funded startups. Hear from startup founders about how they began their startup journeys, where they had challenges and the strategies that help them scale their businesses. VC’s discuss what they look for in a startup and their current technology investment thesis. And technology recruiters, attorneys, real estate professionals and startup lenders share tactics that ...
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Banc of California provides financing solutions to startups
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Michael David of Banc of California (https://bancofcal.com) explains how Banc of California works with startups to deliver specialized banking services.Kruze Consulting offers solid financials to help de-risk your startup's next venture capital round. Work with a startup expert! Kruze bookkeepers (https://kruzeconsulting.com/startup-bookkeeping) wi…
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Mercury CEO Immad Akhund on Building a Full-Stack Financial Platform
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Immad Akhund, Mercury (https://mercury.com) CEO & Co-founder, discusses building a financial technology platform now profitably serving thousands of startups and businesses. Mercury is a fintech company, not an FDIC-insured bank; banking services are provided by Choice Financial Group, Column N.A., and Evolve Bank & Trust (Members FDIC); Mercury Tr…
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Perplexity revolutionizes the way people discover information
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AJ Audino of Perplexity (https://perplexity.ai) explains how the company is revolutionizing search engines by using AI.Learn more about why we are one of the best accounting, tax and bookkeeping firms serving VC-backed companies by visiting the Kruze Consulting reviews page (https://kruzeconsulting.com/customer-reviews). Or, read the Kruze blog to …
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Citizens Private Bank delivers tailored banking to startups
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Sam Heshmati of Citizens Private Bank (https://www.citizensbank.com/homepage.aspx) discusses their tailored banking solutions and high-touch service.Find out why Kruze Consulting is one of the leading accounting firms in San Francisco and the US, serving funded, early-stage companies. Kruze clients have raised over $15 billion in venture capital an…
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Avidbank Focuses on Startup Banking Services
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Sam Bhaumick, EVP of Venture Lending at Avidbank (https://www.avidbank.com), explains how Avidbank offers venture debt and cash management services to startups.Learn more about why we are one of the best accounting, tax and bookkeeping firms serving VC-backed companies by visiting the Kruze Consulting reviews page. Or, visit the Kruze website to fi…
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HSBC Expands Their Startup Services
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Sunita Patel of HSBC (https://www.us.hsbc.com) explains how the bank has expanded its startup banking services following its acquisition of SVB UK.Founders love our US-based account management team - with an average of over 10 years of experience, our controllers, CPAs, accountants and bookkeepers understand the challenges of high-growth startups. …
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Vimcal lets busy founders manage schedules efficiently
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John Li of Vimcal (https://www.vimcal.com) explains how the software allows busy founders and executives to effectively and efficiently manage their schedules.Kruze offers experienced M&A Accounting expertise for Startups. Founders building world-class startups trust Kruze Consulting to help them be prepared for financial and tax due diligence. We …
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Ascent Energy Ventures invests in startups focused on applying digital tools to the energy industry
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David Forsberg of Ascent Energy Ventures (https://www.ascentev.com) discusses Ascent's unique investment focus on digital tools for the energy industry, and explains how he reviews potential investments.Find out why Kruze Consulting is an experienced finance and accounting firm for startups in San Francisco, Silicon Valley, and the US. Our clients …
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Pitch Guide is an AI tool that analyzes and improves pitch decks
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Haje Kamps explains how Pitch Guide (https://pitch.guide), an AI tool that analyzes pitch decks, helps founders improve their fundraising pitches by suggesting improvements and enhancements.Kruze Consulting is a leader in Startup Tax (https://kruzeconsulting.com/startup-taxes) Filings, Payroll Tax Savings from R&D Tax Credits, professional advice, …
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Ben Parr discusses the future of AI and its impact on startups
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Ben Parr (https://www.benparr.com), writer and analyst, discusses his involvement with early AI systems and explains how AI will impact the startup ecosystem.Kruze Cares More - We take our clients' success (https://kruzeconsulting.com/reviews) - and happiness - seriously. Kruze has worked with hundreds of early-stage companies, many of which have g…
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Operators Guild lets ops professionals share ideas and best practices
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Operators Guild (https://operators-guild.com) cultivates a community of finance and operations professionals who help each other navigate the issues involved in scaling companies, and develop professional networks.Kruze Consulting (https://kruzeconsulting.com/#contact) is regularly reviewed as one of the preeminent providers of finance, accounting,…
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Bridge Bank offers important services to startups
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Kelly Caviglia at Bridge Bank (https://bridgebank.com) talks about the services Bridge provides for startups, including venture lending, credit card solutions, treasury management, and more.Kruze Consulting offers solid financials to help de-risk your startup's next venture capital round. Work with a startup expert (https://kruzeconsulting.com/#con…
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Venteur helps employees get flexible health plans
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Stacy Edgar explains how Venteur's (https://www.venteur.com) solutions help companies provide flexible individual healthcare plans for employees.Learn why Kruze Consulting is one of the leading accounting firms in San Francisco and Silicon Valley by serving funded, early-stage companies. Our clients have raised over $15 billion in venture capital a…
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Siro gives salespeople great sales coaching
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Jake Cronin, co-founder of Siro (https://siro.ai), explains how Siro makes great sales coaching available to salespeople, helping them realize their potential.Learn more about why we are one of the best accounting, tax, and bookkeeping firms serving VC-backed companies by visiting the Kruze Consulting reviews page. Or, read the Kruze blog to see ex…
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Arc's new marketplace for venture debt
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Don Muir of Arc (https://www.arc.tech) explains Arc Capital Markets, a marketplace for bespoke venture debt and startup-focused credit products. Arc Capital Markets joins Arc's other products, including treasury management and financial solutions for startups.Find out why Kruze Consulting is one of the leading accounting firms in San Francisco (htt…
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What are VCs looking for in today's market? Gautam Gupta of TCV discusses what it takes to fundraise
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What are VCs looking for in today's market? Gautam Gupta of TCV (https://www.tcv.com) discusses what it takes to fundraise right now, including an emphasis on company fundamentals, significant gross profit margins, what to call out in a pitch meeting, and what to look for in a term sheet.Learn more about why we are one of the best accounting, tax a…
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How do startups get to Series A? Eric Ver Ploeg of Tunitas Ventures discusses Series A investing
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How do startups get to Series A? Eric Ver Ploeg, founding partner of Tunitas Ventures (https://tunitas.vc), discusses Series A investing, including timing, choosing VCs, shutting down a startup, startup valuations, and more..Founders love our US-based account management team - with an average of over 10 years of experience, our controllers, CPAs, a…
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VC Valuations - Up or Down? AngelList’s Data Wizard Makes Bold Predictions
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Abe Othman of AngelList (https://www.angellist.com) discusses the current status of the startup ecosystem and talks about how the venture market is trending, based on extensive analysis of data from startups, venture firms, private equity firms, investors, and fund managers.Founders love our US-based account management team - with an average of ove…
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ReSeed Partners Brings Venture Capital to Up-and-Coming Real Estate Investors
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David Bergeron, explains how ReSeed Partners (https://reseedpartners.com) brings together talented real estate professionals and long-term investors to build real estate businesses.Kruze offers experienced M&A Accounting expertise for Startups. Founders building world-class startups trust Kruze Consulting to help them be prepared for financial and …
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What founders need to know about sales
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Kyle Vamvouris, founder and CEO of Vouris Sales Consultancy (https://www.vouris.com), talks about things that founders should know about the sales process, hiring sales people, and developing a sales team. He also gives some valuable tips on ways to improve the way you use leads and jumpstart your sales.Find out why Kruze Consulting is an experienc…
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Julian Christmas of Cintra Global discusses international hiring, taxes, and payroll
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Julian Christmas of Cintra Global (https://cintraglobal.com) discusses how Cintra helps startups with international hiring, taxes, and payroll across a wide range of countries and borders.Kruze Consulting is a leader in Startup Tax (https://kruzeconsulting.com/startup-taxes) Filings, Payroll Tax Savings from R&D Tax Credits, professional advice and…
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First Check Investors: A Deep Dive with Boldstart VC
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Shomik Ghosh, partner at VC firm Boldstart (https://boldstart.vc), discusses the types of companies Boldstart invests in, and looks at the current venture capital marketplace.Kruze Cares More - We take our clients' success (https://kruzeconsulting.com/reviews) - and happiness - seriously. Kruze has worked with hundreds of early-stage companies, man…
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Sarvin Patel discusses Curie Co's technology to replace chemicals with biodegradable enzymes
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Sarvin Patel of Curie Co (https://curieco.com) discusses Curie Co's technology, which works to replace chemicals with biodegradable enzymes, reducing the amount of chemicals entering the environment by replacing them in personal care products.Kruze Consulting is regularly reviewed as one of the preeminent providers of finance, accounting, tax, and …
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Bryan Harper of IntraFi discusses banking deposit networks and expanded FDIC insurance
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Bryan Harper of IntraFi (https://www.intrafi.com) discusses banking deposit networks, and how IntraFi's network of over 3,000 banks provides expanded FDIC insurance to businesses with large deposits.Kruze Consulting offers solid financials to help de-risk your startup's next venture capital round. Work with a startup expert! Kruze bookkeepers (http…
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Bebe Kim of Basis explains how their financial platform connects data to help startups
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Bebe Kim of Basis (https://basis.so) explains how their financial platform connects financial and operational data to help startups get a complete picture of their businesses.Learn why Kruze Consulting is one of the leading accounting firms in San Francisco (https://kruzeconsulting.com/san-francisco-accounting) and Silicon Valley by serving funded,…
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Michael Bjorn Huseby of DLA Piper explains some of the legal issues of venture capital
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Michael Bjorn Huseby of DLA Piper (https://www.dlapiper.com/en-us) explains some of the legal issues of venture capital, including 506(b) regulations, capital calls, VC partnership structures, management fees, carried interest, and more.Learn more about why we are one of the best accounting, tax and bookkeeping firms serving VC-backed companies by …
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Kathryn Petralia explains how Keep Financial (https://keepfinancial.com) helps companies offer effective employee incentive programs, and leverages bonuses and financial compensation to motivate workers and improve hiring.Find out why Kruze Consulting is one of the leading accounting firms in San Francisco (https://kruzeconsulting.com/san-francisco…
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Don Muir of Arc discusses how Arc has used technology to provide banking to startups
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Don Muir of Arc discusses how Arc (https://www.arc.tech) has used technology to provide banking to startups, adding savings, checking, cash management, and brokerage services, making them easy and convenient.Learn more about why we are one of the best accounting, tax and bookkeeping firms serving VC-backed companies by visiting the Kruze Consulting…
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Jose Ancer of Optimal Counsel discusses legal services for startups
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Jose Ancer of Optimal Counsel (https://www.optimalcounsel.com) discusses legal services for startups, and how important it is for founders to seek legal advice before signing term sheets, contracts, and other commitments.Founders love our US-based account management team - with an average of over 10 years of experience, our controllers, CPAs, accou…
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David Pezeshki talks about 409A valuations and how Initio makes the process easier
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David Pezeshki talks about 409A valuations and how Initio (https://www.initio.software) makes the process easier by offering customized valuations with optimized, defensible outcomes.Kruze offers experienced M&A Accounting expertise for Startups. Founders building world-class startups trust Kruze Consulting to help them be prepared for financial an…
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Michael Frankel of Trajectory Capital discusses private equity for startups
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Michael Frankel of Trajectory Capital (https://www.trajectorycapital.com) discusses private equity, which can be an alternate route to success for many startups that may be viable businesses but lack the growth that venture capital funds need.Find out why Kruze Consulting is an experienced finance and accounting firm for startups in San Francisco, …
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Sara Skowronski, president of Eos HR Consulting, discusses the services that Eos offers for startups
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Sara Skowronski, president of Eos HR Consulting (https://eoshr.com), discusses the services that Eos offers to help startups with their HR needs. Startups can outsource their HR, letting founders focus on running their businesses.Kruze Consulting is a leader in Startup Tax (https://kruzeconsulting.com/startup-taxes) Filings, Payroll Tax Savings fro…
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How startups can use Treasure FI cash management platform to reduce risk and increase yields
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With interest rates increasing, founders need ways to safely improve yields on cash. Ben Verschuere, Co-Founder and CIO of Treasure FI (https://treasure.tech), talks about how startups can use this cash management platform to reduce risk and increase yields.Kruze Cares More - We take our clients' success (https://kruzeconsulting.com/reviews) - and …
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F&F Podcast Episode Meagher Coreweave 02
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Evan Meagher, Chief Financial Officer of CoreWeave (https://coreweave.com), as a wide-ranging discussion with Scott Orn about new technology, the current state of the economy, and how these changes are affecting the venture capital market.Kruze Consulting (https://kruzeconsulting.com/#contact) is regularly reviewed as one of the preeminent provider…
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Omri Mor of Routable explains how the company's platform sends B2B payments worldwide
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Routable (https://routable.com) focuses on helping businesses scale their payment solutions, and Omri Mor, Co-founder and CEO, explains how the company developed its platform for sending B2B payments worldwide, helping businesses automate their accounts payable processes from vendor onboarding to final payment.Kruze Consulting offers solid financia…
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Luke Hutchison of Perfect Venue explains how it works with event management
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Luke Hutchison, CEO and Co-Founder of Perfect Venue (https://www.perfectvenue.com), explains how Perfect Venue works with hospitality businesses to streamline event management. Perfect Venue helps generate proposals, schedule events, and communicate with customers.Learn why Kruze Consulting is one of the leading accounting firms in San Francisco (h…
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Simon Gleeson of Blick Rothenberg talks about different ways to pay workers in other countries
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Simon Gleeson of Blick Rothenberg (https://www.blickrothenberg.com) talks about different ways that startups can pay workers in other countries, including professional employer organizations (PEOs), employers of record, and non-domiciled employers.Learn more about why we are one of the best accounting, tax and bookkeeping firms serving VC-backed co…
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Leon Mueller of Bloom talks about Bloom's self-directed therapy app
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Leon Mueller, co-founder and CEO of Bloom (https://www.enjoybloom.com), talks about Bloom's self-directed therapy app that provides mental health assistance to people in need.Find out why Kruze Consulting is one of the leading accounting firms in San Francisco (https://kruzeconsulting.com/san-francisco-accounting) and the US, serving funded, early-…
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Benjamin Döpfner of Vesto explains how Vesto can help startups manage capital
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Benjamin Döpfner of Vesto (https://www.getvesto.com) talks about cash management strategies and explains how Vesto can help startups get a better yield on their cash while maintaining liquidity and preserving their capital.Learn more about why we are one of the best accounting, tax and bookkeeping firms serving VC-backed companies by visiting the K…
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Navneet Loiwal of Coefficient discusses how it connects Google sheets with source systems
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Co-founder of Coefficient (https://coefficient.io), Navneet Loiwal, discusses how Coefficient connects Google sheets with source systems to automatically sync data with a single click and easily monitor changes with Slack and email alerts. Scott and Navneet also talk about Coefficient's popular digital escape room at https://coefficient.io/spreadsh…
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Emily Wang of Bento talks about how it helps software companies build onboarding workflows
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Emily Wang, CEO of Bento (https://www.trybento.co), shares the company's vision of everboarding, an ongoing software adoption process that helps B2B SaaS companies build more effective onboarding workflows.Kruze offers experienced M&A Accounting expertise for Startups. Founders building world-class startups trust Kruze Consulting to help them be pr…
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Joyce Zhang Gray talks about how Alariss matches global companies with US talent
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Joyce Zhang Gray, CEO and Co-Founder of Alariss (https://alariss.com), talks about how Alariss matches global companies with US talent. Alariss can function as the employer of record to handle payroll and legal compliance to make it easy for global companies to hire in the US.Find out why Kruze Consulting is an experienced finance and accounting fi…
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Manik Suri explains how Therma prevents equipment issues by providing 24/7 monitoring
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Manik Suri, founder and CEO, explains how Therma (https://www.hellotherma.com) helps prevent refrigeration issues by providing 24/7 equipment monitoring for companies that use refrigeration, like restaurants, schools, groceries, hospitals, and more.Kruze Consulting is a leader in Startup Tax (https://kruzeconsulting.com/startup-taxes) Filings, Payr…
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Jonathan Grant explains how Osano helps companies manage their privacy programs
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Jonathan Grant, VP of Finance & Operations, explains how Osano (https://www.osano.com) helps companies manage their website privacy programs and maintains compliance with the data privacy laws of 40 different countries.Kruze Consulting (https://kruzeconsulting.com/#contact) is regularly reviewed as one of the preeminent providers of finance, accoun…
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Anrok makes tracking state sales tax easier for businesses and Michelle Valentine explains how
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Tracking and paying state sales tax is a complicated issue for businesses, but startup company Anrok (https://anrok.com) streamlines and simplifies the process. Co-founder and CEO, Michelle Valentine, talks about launching the company and how Anrok helps other companies stay tax-compliant.Kruze Consulting offers solid financials to help de-risk you…
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Alex Kracov, CEO and Founder of Dock, explains how Dock helps businesses collaborate
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Alex Kracov, CEO and Founder of Dock, explains how Dock (https://www.dock.us) helps businesses collaborate by hosting all the information that two organization share, to improve the way companies interact and build relationships.Learn why Kruze Consulting is one of the leading accounting firms in San Francisco (https://kruzeconsulting.com/san-franc…
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Andrew Miller, MInnesota Vikings COO, discusses business operations for an NFL franchise
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Andrew Miller, Chief Operating Officer of the MInnesota Vikings (https://www.vikings.com), talks about his sports and educational background and how that led him into operations management for two MLB teams and into his current position, overseeing the business operations for an NFL franchise.Learn more about why we are one of the best accounting, …
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Tim Menard of LYT discusses LYT's technologies that optimize traffic flow
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Tim Menard, CEO and Founder of LYT (https://lyt.ai), discusses LYT's connected vehicle and machine learning technologies that optimize traffic flow, including public transit, emergency vehicles, and other traffic.Find out why Kruze Consulting is one of the leading accounting firms in San Francisco and the US, serving funded, early-stage companies. …
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Ann Jaskiw of Tactic talks about how Tactic helps with crypto accounting
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Ann Jaskiw, CEO of Tactic (https://www.tactic.com), talks about how Tactic's cryptocurrency accounting platform helps businesses track crypto transactions and integrates with other accounting solutions.Learn more about why we are one of the best accounting, tax and bookkeeping firms serving VC-backed companies by visiting the Kruze Consulting revie…
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Sarah Jacobson of FairStreet discusses how FairStreet helps insurance brokers enroll older adults
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Sarah Jacobson, co-founder of FairStreet (https://www.thefairstreet.com), discusses how FairStreet helps insurance brokers enroll older adults in the right Medicare health insurance plans, and simplifies and streamlines the enrollment process.Founders love our US-based account management team - with an average of over 10 years of experience, our co…
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