Cash Flow Planning
Resources, best practices, and expert insights on Cash Flow Planning.

When Startups Should Start Bookkeeping and Taxes
Learn when founders need to begin bookkeeping and tax filing – key steps for compliance, funding, and growth in early-stage startups.

Fundraising Mistakes Startups Must Avoid
Learn the most common fundraising mistakes startups make—from raising at the wrong time to ignoring dilution and bad investor fit—and how to avoid them with practical guidance from Kruze Consulting’s startup accounting experts.

Cash management principles for startups
Startups need to follow specific rules when managing their cash reserves, including protecting capital, maintaining liquidity, and avoiding risk.

How startups should manage cash when interest rates are rising
With a careful investment strategy, startups can take advantage of a rising interest rate environment to get extra yield

A Guide to Startup Revenue Accounting
Kruze Consulting discusses how a startup should account for its first revenue (and ongoing revenue) before looking for more!

How SAFE Notes Impact Founder Dilution and Startup Equity
See how SAFE and note valuation caps and discounts mathematically dilute founders at a priced round. Concrete scenarios show why early instrument terms can dramatically reshape your cap table.

How much should startups keep in operating accounts
The amount of cash your startup should keep in your operating account should be equal to two to three months of expenses.

How to Manage Startup Cash with Bond Ladders
A bond ladder is a structured investment portfolio of bonds and securities that is structured to mature at key milestones for startups.

Startup cash management controls
Founders can help protect their cash reserves through careful cash management. Here is a list of cash management strategies for startups.

Why startups should not buy stocks
Protect your runway—learn why startups shouldn’t buy stocks with operating cash and how to manage reserves without increasing risk.

Short-Term Treasuries on the Balance Sheet
A lot of startup companies are buying Treasuries directly through services like Treasure Fi, Arc, Meow, and other online services.

Using Milestones to Control Burn Rate
How venture-backed founders use milestones to gate burn rate, extend runway, and strengthen startup accounting and cash planning.
