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5 Mistakes Derailing Startup Founders

StartupNation

Sometimes when you’re in the zone as a founder, a case of the twisties can utterly derail progress. As a consultant to many of the world’s most innovative global brands as well as motivated founders looking for a jump-start, it’s important to be able to know what steps along the way are absolutely necessary and which ones are nice to have.

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Ocho wants to rethink (and rebrand) personal finance for business owners

TechCrunch

Personal finance is hard – and that’s a tale as old, and difficult to disrupt, as time. And while Nagpal agrees that there’s no “north star” company that has shown how to tackle finance literacy at scale, he’s hoping that Ocho’s 10-person team may just have a not-so-boring wedge that changes that. Image Credits: Ocho.

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What Tax Mistakes Should I Be Aware of as a Startup Founder?

Startup Blogpost

From trying to take on too much by yourself to overlooking crucial elections, here are nine answers to the question, “What are some unhelpful tax mistakes that every startup founder should know and avoid?” Mixing business and personal finances can make it challenging to track expenses and result in missed deductions.

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3 things startup founders need to know about M&A

TechCrunch

Alvaro Gutierrez is co-founder and CEO of Barkibu , which uses data to make pet care better, more affordable and personalized. Alvaro began his career providing acquisition financing for M&A at JP Morgan before co-founding Spanish pet retail giant Kiwoko, which in turn acquired 12 other companies and was eventually sold 5x.

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From Dorm Room to Dominating the Finance and Tech World: A Deep Dive with Michael Mills, CEO of…

Jason Malki

From Dorm Room to Dominating the Finance and Tech World: A Deep Dive with Michael Mills, CEO of Infinitary Fund I had the pleasure of interviewing Michael E. Additionally, he is the founder and CEO of Infinitary Advisors , a SaaS consulting firm where he spearheads comprehensive competitive analyses for both startups and scaleups.

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Why more fintechs may be going the debt financing route

TechCrunch

More debt financings means flat is the new up. Last week, I wrote about Founderpath , an Austin-based company that offers debt financing to B2B startups. On August 8, Mexico City–based expense management startup Clara announced it had been approved for financing from Goldman Sachs for up to $150 million.

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Navigating Tax Obligations for Startups: What You Need to Know

Startup Blogpost

Michael Dion , Chief Finance Nerd, F9 Finance Leverage Tax Credits and Robust Payroll Systems One critical tax obligation that startups should be aware of is payroll taxes, which include federal and state income taxes, Social Security, and Medicare taxes that need to be withheld from employees’ wages.

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