The corporate world today has increasingly become more dynamic and volatile. Furthermore, globalization, enhanced IT capabilities, the increasing role of the media and growing awareness of investors have resulted in quite a complex situation. As a result, mergers, acquisitions, disinvestment, and corporate takeovers have become the order of the day across the globe. However, not […]
An investor understands how important it is to plan and assemble detailed information while undertaking business valuation. How an investor measures business value and under what circumstances impacts the business valuation of an entity. In other words, both the standard of value and the premise of value is important for undertaking business valuation. Say, for […]
Many valuable companies are reshaping industries and changing the lives of people. As a result of their potential to generate returns and impact society at large, they have been attracting investors to invest capital. A startup needs capital to become successful for its growth and expansion. Whereas, investors seek high-valued companies as they consider such […]
When is the right time for a startup to add a CFO to the Team? Should a Startup Hire A CFO? These questions typically comes from CEOs, Venture Investors, and others within the venture talent community. That’s because they understand that a CFO brings enormous practical financial and strategic skills, and knowledge for a business, […]
In this article, we focus on a very important section in the term sheet – Liquidation Preference. Equity investment inevitably involves a significant element of risk. Since the risk involved in equity investment is significant, the likelihood of earning high returns on investment is also huge. That’s why investors want look to invest in equity […]
When growing companies reach a certain size and scale of operations, it typically faces the Outsourced CFO Services vs In-House CFO dilemma? In other words, it has to determine whether to outsource accounting or keep it in-house? The rapidly changing business models and dynamics have made companies keenly aware that expert financial management is a […]
Do you know that almost 70% of SMEs would want their accountants to provide business advisory services over the next 5 years? Are you aware that one-third of SMEs use their accountants as virtual CFOs or want to? In these unprecedented times, digital technologies are leading to new SME expectations. SMEs expect digitization and financial […]
The first and the most significant deal of all the deals in a startup is typically the one that determines how to split equity among co-founders? The significance of this deal lies in the fact that it has the power to negatively impact all the subsequent deals in a startup. Noam Wasserman in his book […]
One of the most common questions that first time entrepreneurs have is – “How to find angel investors”. Angels are an essential source of finance for startups primarily for two reasons: First, for the fund amount they provide to the startups. And second, the growth stage at which they offer such funds. Typically, early-stage startups […]
There are various sources through which a startup can raise funds including angel investors, venture capitalists, crowdfunding, and government grants. However, the fact of the matter is the principles of a good pitch remain the same no matter what the source of raising funds. A founder or an entrepreneur gets a single chance of meeting […]