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Financial Foundations for Early-Stage CPG Startups
As a CPG startup founder, laying the right financial foundations is crucial for business success. Having worked with numerous innovative...
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Taking the Leap: When to Go All-In
When a startup idea is buzzing around your brain, it can keep you up at night, fuel your conversations, and whisper sweet nothings of...
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Choosing NetSuite
NetSuite was my bread and butter for a good bit of my time in consulting, but I don't talk about it much these days, because my clients...
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Who should start a business?
Hot take: Everyone is capable of running a business. You just have to want it bad enough... And turn that want into diligence and action....
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Being Responsive to your Bookkeeper
My biggest piece of advice to get the most from your bookkeeping relationship? Pay attention and be responsive. If your books aren't...
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Why Accrual-Basis Books?
Using the accrual basis helps your financials tell a logical story. "Cash basis" is easier, but the story won't make sense. Like the Big...
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Tracking Per-Unit Costs
Track your per-unit costs. Relentlessly. Think about a construction project: It's always twice the time⏲ And twice the money 💸 you...
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Inventory System Costing
Could you integrate your inventory system for better insights? Many inventory management systems connect to QBO (QuickBooks Online)...
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Emerging CPG Basic Pillars
How do you order the basic pillars of business in emerging CPG? 1. Product (make something, get feedback, iterate) 2. Sales (tell people,...
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Assigning Channel to QBO Customers
"Can you assign a channel to customers in QuickBooks?" Had a conversation with a founder last week that went like this - "Do you use...
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