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Kruze Consulting's Founders and Friends Podcast for Startups

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Apr 15, 2021 • 31min

Brian Parks, co-founder and managing partner of Bigfoot Capital

Brian Parks, co-founder and managing partner of Bigfoot Capital (https://www.bigfootcap.com) stops by to talk about how his company helps provide Growth-oriented loans for B2B SaaS companies and fuels their growth, and saves their equity. Find out why Kruze Consulting is one of the leading accounting firms in San Francisco (https://kruzeconsulting.com/san-francisco-accounting) 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 work has saved clients millions of dollars in burn rate and payroll taxes. Contact Kruze to learn more.
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Apr 6, 2021 • 30min

Thejo Kote, Founder of Airbase, a cloud-based business spend management software company

Thejo Kote, the founder of Airbase (https://www.airbase.com), a cloud-based business spend management software company, talked to Scott Orn about how Airbase got its start, the importance of, and the strategy behind controlling spend, and so much more. 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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Mar 30, 2021 • 33min

John Houston, of Houston Advisors, a management consulting firm

John Houston, the founder of Houston Advisors (https://www.linkedin.com/company/houston-advisors-llc/about), chats with Kruze COO, Scott Orn, about how his management consulting firm provides revenue operations expertise for Private Equity and Venture Capital investors and their portfolio companies. Houston Advisors plays a hands-on role in designing and implementing the systems, processes, and best practices to drive top-line growth and enhance margins. 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 23, 2021 • 38min

Sandra Miller of Runway, a technology innovation hub

Sandra Miller joins us to talk about Runway (https://runway.is), a technology innovation hub bringing together entrepreneurs, startups, VCs, mentors, Fortune 500 Corporations, and industry experts. They provide coworking space to entrepreneurs, accelerator programs for high-growth startups, corporate innovation services to global companies, and event programming. Kruze Consulting (https://kruzeconsulting.com/#contact) 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, 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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Mar 16, 2021 • 59min

Krista Mitzel, of the Mitzel Group, an integrative law firm

On this podcast, we welcome Krista Mitzel of the Mitzel Group (https://mitzelgroup.com). The Mitzel Group is an integrative law firm that connects businesses all over the world with their strategic legal vision, ultimately guiding their clients to achieve their goals. They navigate them through the tricky waters of employee immigration, the always evolving human resources regulations, and the tumultuous requirements of not just running a business, but growing a thriving company. 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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Mar 9, 2021 • 28min

Casey Woo of Operators Guild, a tightly-knit community of battle-tested operators

Casey Woo stops by to share more on Operators Guild (https://operators-guild.com) and how they created an organization that brings together like-minded professionals focused on cooperation and learning, resulting in mutually beneficial relationships devoid of judgement or ego. Find out why Kruze Consulting is one of the leading accounting firms in San Francisco (https://kruzeconsulting.com/san-francisco-accounting) 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 work (https://kruzeconsulting.com/research-and-development-tax-credit-us) has saved clients millions of dollars in burn rate and payroll taxes. Contact Kruze to learn more.
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Mar 4, 2021 • 39min

Evan Meagher, VP of Finance at Logikcull, a powerful DIY Legal platform

Evan Meagher Evan Meagher, VP of Finance at Logikcull (https://www.logikcull.com), a powerful DIY Legal platform, talks about having a remote workforce, 2021 business predictions, bitcoin, and more. 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 (https://kruzeconsulting.com/startup-m-a-accounting). 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 and let them help you save time and money!
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Feb 23, 2021 • 31min

Ben Parr of Octane AI helps merchants connect, convert, and retain customers

Ben Parr stops by to tell us more on how Octane AI (https://www.octaneai.com), a real-time marketing platform, backed by top Silicon Valley investors, helps merchants use Octane AI to connect, convert, and retain customers by personalizing the customer journey and giving customers the confidence to purchase. 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 9, 2021 • 28min

Taylor Matthews of Farther, a modern, judgement-free wealth management company

Taylor Matthews of Farther, talks about how his modern judgement-free wealth management company, Farther (https://www.farther.com), takes the best parts of the experience and makes it accessible to busy professionals. Thanks to Farther, wealth management is no longer only for wealthy billionaires. 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 3, 2021 • 24min

Joshua Gilbert of American Express, talks about how their business cards help startups run

Joshua Gilbert, Regional Manager of American Express (https://www.americanexpress.com/us) stops by to talk to us about how American Express' business cards help startups run, grow and expand their business. Amex helps startups warn cashback and rewards on your payables while extending your working capital terms. 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, visit the Kruze website to find information about the Best Startup Credit Cards (https://kruzeconsulting.com/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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