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Resources

Tax Compliance Calendar 2023

We understand how busy you are and know things can fall through the cracks. To avoid any unwanted penalties and interests on compliance items, our airCFO service professionals have made

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People Operations

Hiring for a Startup | How To Know When To Expand Your Team

Startups are notoriously fast-paced and ever-changing. One day you might be working on a project by yourself, and the next, you’ve employed a team of five people. With this in

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Accounts Payable vs. Accounts Receivable: What to Know
Accounting

Accounts Payable vs. Accounts Receivable: What to Know

When it comes to bookkeeping and accounting, there are a lot of terms that get thrown around. "Accounts payable" and "accounts receivable" are two such terms. But what do they

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Operations

Why an Executive Business Review Is Your Best Friend  

Ask the airCFO team: Jenna Preston, Client Operations Manager at airCFO Most people hear the word review and get a little anxious – after all, having your work put under the microscope is

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People Operations

Prioritizing People in an Ever-Evolving Workplace

As startups grow, founders aren’t just expected to be experts in their vertical– they also have to be financially minded and highly organized. Their responsibilities include setting and executing the

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People Operations

Series A Hiring Considerations  

The tides of founder life are ever-changing, and the best leaders must roll with the waves and adapt along the way. From Pre-Seed to Series A and on, there are

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Board Reporting

Lessons on Managing your Board of Directors

Dealing with your board of directors can be an unexpected task for a startup CEO. In our two-part blog series, we made the arduous task of board meeting prep manageable–

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Finance

North Star Metrics: Finding your Startup’s “True North”

Successful startups don't just emerge out of the blue; there are many elements involved in growing a startup– along with a lot of preparation and pivoting along the way.  Previously we

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People Operations

Considerations for Remote Hiring: Part 2

Workplace norms and structures are entirely different from just a few years ago. The Covid-19 pandemic made way for the transition from office work being the norm to remote jobs

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People Operations

Staying Competitive in a Hiring Bubble

How can you attract the talent you need to grow and stay competitive?  Staying competitive in the hiring market is never easy, but these days it can feel almost impossible. Attracting

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People Operations

Considerations for Remote Hiring: Part 1

Remote jobs have quickly gone from being the exception to being the rule, and their desirability is at an all-time high. But hiring for a remote job has some unique

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Resources

Top 5 Mistakes Startups Make in the First 6 Months

Starting a company is a huge accomplishment, but it’s also a huge undertaking. Setting the right tone at the beginning helps dictate your success. We’ve gathered some of the most glaring

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Cap Table Management

Cap Table Tips and Hiring Considerations

As you may have learned in our last post on cap table best practices, the cap table is a critically important element of any startup at all stages of the

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Budgeting

5 Things Founders Don’t Budget For: VC Reflections

Sometimes, the reason a startup doesn’t reach its full potential is simply because they ran out of money. A solid budget is a core component of growing a startup, but

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Taxes

airCFO Tax 101: 1099s and Employee Classification: Part 2

In part 1 of this blog, we stressed the importance of correctly classifying employees, and highlighted some common mistakes startups make in this process. Aside from mistakes, we were also

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Taxes

airCFO Tax 101: 1099s and Employee Classification: Part 1

One of the most common mistakes startups make with finance and HR is misclassifying their employees due to misunderstanding how the classifications work. The consequences for misclassification can be severe

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Operations

How to Wind Down a Startup: Part 2 (Back Office)

In part one of this blog, we outlined how to shut down the legal and tax portions of a startup. Unfortunately that is not the only action needed to wind

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Operations

How to Wind Down a Startup: Part 1 (Legal and Tax)

As a founder, you never want to think about, let alone plan for it. What is "it"? Failure. The reality though is many venture-backed startups will eventually fail. While there is

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Guest Posts

VC’s New Frontier: Denver’s Tech Ecosystem

We’re all familiar with prominent tech communities like San Francisco and New York, but in the last few years a new hot spot for startups has popped up. Denver is

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Board Reporting

Board Meeting Prep Checklist: Part 2

In our last post on board meeting best practices, we outlined a checklist for the 30-day window up until 2 weeks before the board meeting. Here we walk through the

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Resources

Reflections on Apartment List’s Growth from Founder John Kobs

It’s not common to witness full-cycle growth from start to finish. When early clients mature and evolve, it’s powerful to watch and experience. We’d like to share some thoughtful reflections

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Taxes

airCFO Tax Internship: A Case Study in Remote Work

This post was contributed by airCFO Tax Intern, Bill Xu. I started my internship with airCFO’s Tax Team in April 2021, right after finishing a busy season internship at a regional

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Taxes

Tax Compliance Calendar 2022

We understand how busy you are and know things can fall through the cracks. To avoid any unwanted penalties and interests on compliance items, our airCFO service professionals have made

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About air CFO
airCFO is so much more than an accounting firm; we pride ourselves on helping startups succeed. Our proprietary tech tools and dedicated team of finance, accounting, and people ops experts deliver optimized services tailored to each company’s unique needs. We partner with founders to demystify complex issues, steering startups clear of roadblocks from their Day 1 through to exit. Unlike siloed software tools or disjointed independent contractors, airCFO offers integrated specialized support and true finance leadership. Our hands-on approach means we rapidly add value as strategic advisors who understand the startup journey. Inside 200+ of the world’s top startups, airCFO takes care of the back office so founders can focus on driving growth.

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