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Kruze Consulting's Founders and Friends Podcast for Startups

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Mar 23, 2022 • 28min

Brian Sterz of Wavepoint Capital talks about launching the Wavepoint Fund

Brian Sterz of Wavepoint Capital (https://wavepoint.capital) talks about launching the Wavepoint Fund, an equity hedge fund focused on disruptive opportunities in technology, media, healthcare, and financial services. 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 are acquired every month! Talk to our experts (https://kruzeconsulting.com/#contact) and let them help you save time and money!
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Mar 16, 2022 • 30min

Alex Song of Ramp discusses the company's new products for credit cards and cash management

Alex Song of Ramp (https://ramp.com) discusses the company's new products for credit cards and cash management, including an assisted travel solution and crypto options. 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 $3.5 billion in venture and seed financing (https://kruzeconsulting.com/startup-venture-capital-finance-experts), and our team knows how to navigate the VC diligence process. Get in touch with Kruze experts now!
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Mar 9, 2022 • 29min

David Greenbaum of OnPlan talks about improving and streamlining financial forecasting for startups

David Greenbaum of OnPlan (https://onplan.co) discusses OnPlan's product, combining spreadsheets, native business intelligence, and a multidimensional database to help companies integrate and visualize financial forecasting data with greater ease and fewer errors. 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 Consulting’s tax experts, software and process to save them time and hassle.
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Mar 3, 2022 • 29min

Don Muir of Arc talks about how Arc improved the venture debt underwriting process

Don Muir of Arc (https://www.arc.tech) explains how Arc's technology and data can streamline the venture debt underwriting process, providing greater accuracy and access to funding for SaaS companies. 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 which have been successfully acquired by major public companies.
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Feb 23, 2022 • 32min

Natalie Paterson of Ingarden talks about food technology and growing microgreens

Natalie Paterson discusses Ingarden (https://ingarden.com), and talks about the advantages of cultivating microgreens in your home and how Ingarden's technology can help grow food for families. Kruze Consulting 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 (https://kruzeconsulting.com/austin-startup-accounting), TX, our experienced team serves venture and seed backed companies in diverse industries from SaaS to biotech to hardware to eCommerce.
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Feb 16, 2022 • 30min

Kareem Saleh of FairPlay discusses how FairPlay's product and lending

Kareem Saleh of FairPlay AI (https://fairplay.ai) talks about how the company is working with lending institutions to improve and advance their lending practices to reduce systemic bias. 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 use to manage your business' growth and cash flow.
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Feb 9, 2022 • 30min

Evan Meagher of CoreWeave explains how CoreWeave provides cloud infrastructure for companies

CoreWeave (https://coreweave.com) provides companies with compute products on an enterprise scale, supporting intensive workloads. CFO Evan Meagher talks about setting up financial systems and processes to keep the company running smoothly. 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 $3.5 billion in venture capital and seed financing, and our research and development tax credit (https://kruzeconsulting.com/research-and-development-tax-credit-us) work has saved clients millions of dollars in burn rate and payroll taxes. Contact Kruze to learn more.
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Feb 2, 2022 • 27min

Sona Akmakjian of Avalara discusses how they help companies manage and automate state sales taxes

Avalara (https://www.avalara.com/us/en/index.html) is tax compliance software for businesses, and Sona Akmakjian talks about the challenges businesses face in tracking, collecting, paying, and filing state tax returns, and how Avalara can help streamline that process. 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-venture-capital-pitch-decks) or learn what the average startup CEO salary is. Trust Kruze for great podcasts like this one, and other great content designed to help startup founders grow their businesses, raise capital, and more.
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Jan 26, 2022 • 33min

Lauren Dai of Cocoon talks about how the company simplifies taking leave for employers and employees

Lauren Dai of Cocoon (https://www.meetcocoon.com) explains how the company started, Cocoon's mission, and how Cocoon helps employers more effectively manage employee leave time. 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 $3.5 billion in venture capital and seed financing, and our research and development tax credit (https://kruzeconsulting.com/research-and-development-tax-credit-us) work has saved clients millions of dollars in burn rate and payroll taxes. Contact Kruze to learn more.
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Jan 19, 2022 • 29min

Jason McKinney, co-founder and CEO of startup Truffle Shuffle, discusses the company's origin

Jason McKinney, co-founder and CEO of Truffle Shuffle (https://www.truffleshufflesf.com), discusses how the company began and shares some of the programs and successes.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, visit the Kruze website to find information about the Best Startup Credit Cards or learn what the average startup CEO salary is. Trust Kruze Consulting for great podcasts like this one, and other great content designed to help startup founders like you, grow their businesses, raise capital and more.

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