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What’s Next for Equity Crowdfunding?
Toptal Finance Expert Bechara Kara runs through the crowdfunding market’s recent milestones, highlighting some of the shortcomings that can potentially threaten crowdfunding as a tool for democratizing finance, concluding with suggestions for a balanced approach in promoting its evolution.
Bechara Kara
Bechara is a private equity professional and former investment banker, with extensive experience in corporate finance, M&A, and fundraising.
Lyft vs. Uber: Hailing a Ride to Public Markets
With both expected to go public in 2019, we look at Lyft vs Uber and how they would be valued on the public markets. This analysis also comprises an overview of their respective business models, finances, and expansion strategies.
Zachary Elfman
Zach is a modelling, fundamental analysis and valuation expert that has managed money for PE and hedge funds. He now runs his own business.
Revenue-based Financing in VC: A Study on Playing Averages Over Home Runs
Revenue-based financing allows an entrepreneur to repay an investment over time, to retake ownership of their business, and give a capped return to investors. With founders increasingly rejecting the scale-at-all-costs mentality, this article investigates the math of revenue-based investing and whether in VC it is possible to play averages over home runs.
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The Role and Responsibilities of the Modern CFO: A Function in Transition
Over the last few decades, the role of the CFO has undergone a profound shift. The historical tasks of the finance function such as books and records, financial reporting, and statutory compliance continue to be important but are now taken for granted by CEOs. The CFO of today and tomorrow must be able to take financial data and use it to influence operational decision making and strategy. But how?
Paul Ainsworth
Paul is an international CFO with experience at large multinationals, and who has led simplification projects across multiple geographies.
Valuation Drivers to Consider During the M&A Sale Process
While selling one’s company can seem like a daunting and difficult task, there exists a proven model and framework that drives valuation to maximum levels and leads to deals successfully getting done. This post is a guide for those contemplating a sale, as to what are the primary and secondary valuation drivers in a sale and how the process is conducted.
Jonathan Wesner, CFA
Jonathan has more than eight years of experience in M&A, successfully completing 35 investment banking transactions totaling $940 million.
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Goodbye, Overdue Receivables
Overdue receivables are one of the most common and serious frustrations entrepreneurs face. The hidden costs can be staggering, from lost time dealing with the problem to the cost of hiring dedicated experts, to the serious and long term damage to a business’ reputation with its clients. In this guide, we provide six steps all businesses should take to avoid the headache of overdue receivables.
Scott Hoover
Scott is a CPA with three focus areas: high-level monthly financial oversight, accounting software projects, and corporate tax planning.
Python and Finance: Power Up Your Spreadsheets
The Python language has the functionality to consign many a VBA-filled spreadsheet, held together with sticky tape, to the recycle bin. Its ease of use and suitability for iterative development lends well to finance-based workflows. We delve into this and provides a brief tutorial.
Stefan Thelin
Stefan is the Director of Data-Driven Insights and Analytics for Cargotec, a leading provider of cargo and loading solutions. He has also served as an M&A director and a startup CFO, and led financial modeling and analysis as a leveraged finance manager at the Royal Bank of Scotland.
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