Graphite Financial Blog

Accounting Resources, Tips, & Advice for Modern Companies

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Mastering Scenario Analysis for Smarter Financial Modeling

Scenario analysis is simply a method of determining a future outcome based on one or more variables. It’s especially important in financial modeling, when many different variables can determine the overall financial results. For this reason, many...

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Accounting for AI Startups: Unique Challenges and Solutions

Conventional startups tend to prioritize established business models when bringing products and services to market. AI startups are different,...

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Which Metrics Should You Include in Your Investor Reporting?

Startup founders are thrown immediately into the deep end when it comes to investor expectations. Investors are sophisticated financial sleuths and...

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SaaS Fractional CFOs: Strategic Financial Guidance for SaaS Startups

A fractional CFO is a professional who does everything a conventional in-house CFO does, except on a part-time and external basis. While this type of...

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Best CPAs for Startups: Choosing the Right Financial Partner

Cash is king. Any business needs cash flow to pay their staff, pay their bills, cover overhead costs and, ideally, profit and grow. But you could say...

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What ASC 606 Means for Your Revenue Recognition Process

One of the core considerations of a SaaS organization’s financial processes is revenue recognition. And with the accounting standards surrounding...

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Scaling Financial Operations for Growing Startups

As companies grow from early-stage startups to established enterprises, their financial operations must evolve to support increasing complexity and...

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Use This Simple R&D Tax Credit Calculator to Estimate Your Credit

When you’re leading a lean, high-growth startup, it's critical to take advantage of every tax credit available to you. These tax credits are...

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Top 10 Benefits of Hiring a Fractional CFO for Your Startup

Fractional CFOs are part-time Chief Financial Officers who operate externally of a business or, in this case, a startup. Fractional CFOs are often...

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Free Cash Flow Worksheet Template for Startups

Cash flow worksheets are essentially financial roadmaps for your startup, intended to provide an overview of your finances, empower leadership to...

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