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

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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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Revenue-based financing: A new playbook for startup fundraising

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Miguel Fernandez is CEO and co-founder of Capchase , which provides non-dilutive financing to SaaS and comparable recurring-revenue companies. Use alternative financing to fuel VC-level growth without diluting ownership. But in recent years, more options have become available to founders. What is revenue-based financing?

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5 Mistakes Derailing Startup Founders

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Work in finance. The post 5 Mistakes Derailing Startup Founders appeared first on StartupNation. I often tell prospective entrepreneurs: If you have the ability to do anything else – I mean anything – you should do it. Being an entrepreneur can be the hardest, most thankless job you will ever have.

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

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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

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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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Is JPMorgan turning a corner on climate finance?

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Since the Paris Agreement was signed in 2016, the bank has financed more than $430 billion worth of fossil fuel projects, according to the most recent Banking on Climate Chaos report , far exceeding its peers. It’s also a great opportunity for startup founders.” But there’s some evidence to suggest the bank is turning a corner.

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The Very First Startup Founder You Need to Invest in is You

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I will speak with people earning good money at a larger company or even well-financed startup who are mulling over the choice of whether or not to quit. Sometimes the discussion veers over into whether or not he or she should get an MBA before trying a startup. It doesn’t always have an immediate financial reward.