Kruze Consulting's Founders and Friends Podcast for Startups
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 founders can use to win in today’s competitive market.
Episodes
November 19, 2024 • 23 mins
Kyle Westaway of Westaway (https://westaway.com) discusses the law firm's startup-friendly products, including fixed-fee pricing for legal services.
Kruze Consulting (https://kruzeconsulting.com/#contact) is regularly reviewed as one of the preeminent providers of finance, accounting, tax and HR services to high-growth companies. For our offices in San Francisco, San Jose, Santa Monica, New York and now Austin, TX, our experienced...
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November 9, 2024 • 17 mins
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) will help your startup have accurate, up-to-date financial statements that you can us...
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November 6, 2024 • 26 mins
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 Treasury is offered through Mercury Advisory, LLC (an SEC-registered investment adviser...
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October 17, 2024 • 23 mins
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 see examples of the best VC pitch decks or learn what the average startup CEO salar...
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July 22, 2024 • 24 mins
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 and seed financing, and our research and development tax credit (https://kruzeconsult...
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July 8, 2024 • 18 mins
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 find information about the Best Startup Credit Cards or learn what the average startu...
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June 16, 2024 • 20 mins
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. Kruze Consulting is also 100% focused on working with funded Delaware C-Corps who h...
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June 2, 2024 • 13 mins
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 know what it takes to exit your company - on average, one to three of our clients a...
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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 have raised over $15 billion in venture and seed financing (https://kruzeconsulting...
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May 6, 2024 • 55 mins
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, and more! Find out why hundreds of seed and venture-funded startups trust Kruze Con...
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April 18, 2024 • 30 mins
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 gone on to raise tens to hundreds of millions in venture financing - and a number of...
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April 8, 2024 • 30 mins
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, tax, and HR services to high-growth companies. For our offices in San Francisco, S...
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March 24, 2024 • 21 mins
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/#contact)! Kruze bookkeepers will help your startup have accurate, up-to-date financial...
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March 10, 2024 • 20 mins
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 and seed financing, and our research and development tax credit (https://kruzeconsul...
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February 25, 2024 • 32 mins
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 examples of the best VC pitch decks (https://kruzeconsulting.com/blog/post/top-5-vent...
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February 4, 2024 • 16 mins
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 (https://kruzeconsulting.com/san-francisco-accounting) and the US, serving funded, earl...
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What are VCs looking for in today's market? Gautam Gupta of TCV discusses what it takes to fundraise
January 24, 2024 • 33 mins
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 and bookkeeping firms serving VC-backed companies by visiting the Kruze Consulting r...
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January 9, 2024 • 47 mins
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, accountants and bookkeepers understand the challenges of high-growth startups. Kruze...
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December 8, 2023 • 40 mins
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 over 10 years of experience, our controllers, CPAs, accountants and bookkeepers unders...
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October 24, 2023 • 28 mins
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 tax due diligence. We know what it takes to exit your company - on average, one to ...
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