Finance & Operations
Finance & Operations
Advice from HubSpot’s General Counsel: When, How and Why to Hire Your First In-house Lawyer
John Kelleher joined HubSpot in 2012, seven years after Brian Halligan and Dharmesh Shah founded the company to bring their…
by Rufus King Finance & Operations
Why Hiring an In-House Lawyer Was the Right Thing to Do
When we started Klipfolio, we used lawyers only when we absolutely had to. They’re expensive, right? Why pay a lawyer…
by Allan WilleFinance & Operations
Why Startup Founders Should Treat Fundraising Like a Sales Funnel
As an Investment Associate at OpenView leading our outbound team, I spend my days managing my own “sales funnel” to…
by Brian Carthas Finance & Operations
Exploring the Hidden Costs & Delays of Equity Crowdfunding
The ability to raise equity capital on the internet has, for many years, been an elusive dream of entrepreneurs —…
by Rufus King Finance & Operations
Correcting the Most Common Mistake in Venture Capital
As a VC, you say “no” 100 to 1,000 times more frequently than you say “yes.” In fact, it’s what…
by Mackey Craven Finance & Operations
What Does Your Finance and Ops Tech Stack Look Like? Here’s Ours.
This post originally appeared on LinkedIn. For months I’ve wanted to write in detail about our cloud-application stack for finance…
by Bart Hacking Finance & Operations
Your Guide to Startup Growth in 10 Business Philosophies [Infographic]
Over my nearly thirty years as a software executive, I’ve gathered some very useful advice that has been instrumental to my growth…
by George Roberts Finance & Operations
Avoid the Founder’s Stock Dilemma: Why You Should Finalize Initial Stock Grants as Soon as Possible
Nothing is more valuable to a founder than the equity in his or her company. The initial allocation of stock among…
by Rufus King Finance & Operations
5 Mistakes that Can Ruin Your Acquisition (and How to Avoid Them)
Tech companies of all stages and sizes are faced with the build vs. partner vs. buy decision, and for many,…
by John McCullough