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Why December is the Best Month to Close VC Deals
As a fractional CFO specializing in fundraising preparation, I often hear founders ask whether it’s too late to close their funding rounds as the year comes to a close. Many assume that investor activity slows down during the holiday season. Surprisingly, the data tells a different story: December is one of the best months…
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Could Polymarket’s Rise Be the Start of a New Financial Market in DeFi?
Prediction markets are moving into the spotlight with Polymarket’s rapid rise. Prediction markets are designed to harness collective intelligence to forecast future events, ranging from elections to sports outcomes and even financial market trends. In essence, prediction markets allow users to trade “shares” in the outcomes of future events, with prices adjusting based on…
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5 Tips on Budgeting in the Era of AI
In the fast-evolving financial landscape, AI-powered tools can enhance budgeting strategies for efficiency and precision. Here are five essential tips for building an adaptive budgeting process, along with tools to help you get started. 1. Leverage AI-Driven Forecasting for Smarter Budget Projections AI forecasting tools like Fathom and Anaplan offer advanced data analysis to…
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Will Stablecoin Emerge as the New Settlement Layer for Payment?
In general, there are two paths to innovation. One is to build entirely new systems that disrupt existing frameworks, and the other is to upgrade legacy infrastructures. As the financial industry continues to embrace digital assets, stablecoins are emerging as a powerful alternative solution, that will potentially revolutionize payments and disrupt existing payment systems.…
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Why Raising at a High Valuation Early On Isn’t Always a Good Idea
In the fast-paced world of startups, securing a high valuation can seem like the ultimate achievement. However, as “Silicon Valley” Season 2, Episode 1 so aptly illustrates, it’s not always the best strategy for long-term success. In this episode, Richard Hendricks and the Pied Piper team are faced with a dilemma: they receive an…
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Metamask and Mastercard Launch Debit Card to Bridge the Gap Between Web3 and Web2
Despite the ongoing market volatility in the cryptocurrency space, the pace of innovation by builders has never slowed. Yesterday, Mastercard announced a partnership with MetaMask to launch a debit card, bridging the on-chain and off-chain worlds. 🤝 MetaMask, Baanx, and Mastercard As of early this year, MetaMask, a leading cryptocurrency wallet, boasts 30 million…
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Five Tips For Building Effective Cash Flow Management
I remember one discovery call I had with an early-stage founder who, quite honestly, told me he does all of his cash flow analysis in his head. I admire the brain power, but it is not something you should rely on if you are aiming for accelerated growth. Here are five tips to set…
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“Ethereum: The World Computer”- Is The Dream Still Alive?
The past Tuesday, Ethereum ETFs were launched. For two consecutive trading days, the trading volume exceeded one billion, and market participants were blissful. Among all the marketing materials about Ethereum out there, my favorite has to be the introduction video released when it was officially launched. Shortly into the video it says: “Ethereum is…
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The Crypto Market Is Faltering, But Toncoin’s Ecosystem Is Thriving
A few weeks ago, ADA dropped out of the top 10 crypto list. Who replaced ADA? It is Toncoin – the layer one chain that is built on top of Telegram’s infrastructure. A Brief History of Toncoin Toncoin, originally known as the Telegram Open Network (TON), was conceptualized by the founders of Telegram, Pavel…
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What Is a Fractional CFO?
As the world catches up on the fractional CXO trend, there is some confusion in the market. For example, it is often confused with an advisor role. Therefore I have decided to dedicate a long post on this topic. The concept of a fractional CFO (Chief Financial Officer) mostly exists in the startup and…