Finance & Operations
Finance & Operations
Weekly Financial Resources and Capital Markets Roundup: 5/1/2020
Earlier this week investor Gavin Baker identified the irresistible force (government stimulus) and the immovable object (worsening economic, earnings data)…
by Sean Fanning Finance & Operations
These Cost-Reduction Strategies Aren’t Easy, But They Could Save Your Business
In this environment, it doesn’t matter if you’re the CEO of a startup or a well-established company—you’re going to have to make some difficult choices that will probably keep you up at night.
by George Roberts Finance & Operations
Weekly Financial Resources and Capital Markets Roundup: 4/24/2020
In this week's roundup, Sean Fanning covers some unique perspectives on volatility in the market, updates on government relief programs, what he's seeing in the private M&A markets, and more.
by Sean Fanning Finance & Operations
Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) for Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) Business
When we at OpenView consider a company for venture funding, the Gross Margin is an important indicator of how profitable and…
by Konstantin Valchev Finance & Operations
Weekly Financial Resources and Capital Markets Roundup: 4/17/2020
What is the GDP of Mongolia, in USD? The distance from earth to nearest star (excluding sun), in light years?
by Sean Fanning Finance & Operations
Weekly Financial Resources and Capital Markets Roundup: 4/10/2020
Debt capital markets were all the rage this week.
by Sean Fanning Finance & Operations
Weekly Financial Resources and Capital Markets Roundup: 4/3/2020
A very important and current update regarding the Paycheck Protection Program.
by Sean Fanning Finance & Operations
Weekly Financial Resources and Capital Markets Roundup: 3/27/2020
While the markets moved up this week, we strongly caution against believing that the worst is over.
by Sean Fanning Finance & Operations
Founders, Extend Your Cash Runway by Taking These Steps Right Now
Use this as a guide for controlling costs, getting to cash-flow positive and extending your runway as quickly as possible.
by Jeff Curran