Kruze Consulting's Founders and Friends Podcast for Startups
278 episodes - English - Latest episode: 7 days ago - ★★★★★ - 18 ratingsTop startup founders, venture capitalists, and advisors interviewed by Scott Orn of Kruze Consulting, the accounting firm to VC funded startups. Hear from startup founders about how they began their startup journeys, where they had challenges and the strategies that help them scale their businesses. VC’s discuss what they look for in a startup and their current technology investment thesis. And technology recruiters, attorneys, real estate professionals and startup lenders share tactics that founders can use to win in today’s competitive market.
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Everett Cook of Rho, the all-in-one digital bank for startups
January 05, 2021 11:47 - 24 minutes - 44.8 MBEverett Cook of Rho talks about co-founding Rho (https://www.rho.co), the all-in-one digital bank for startups. Rho has integrated corporate cards, expense management, accounts payable, and more. It's a super exciting banking startup and Kruze is pleased to partner with Rho. Kruze offers experienced M&A Accounting expertise for Startups. Founders building world-class startups trust Kruze Consulting to help them be prepared for financial and tax due diligence (https://kruzeconsulting.com/star...
Mang-Git Ng of Anvil, on transitioning from paper to PDF-based processes and online workflows
December 30, 2020 12:05 - 25 minutes - 47.6 MBMang-Git Ng of Anvil (https://www.useanvil.com) stops by to talk about his company's mission of helping companies and governments transition from paper-based forms to PDF-based processes and online workflows. Kruze Consulting offers solid financials to help de-risk your startup's next venture capital round. Work with a startup expert! Kruze bookkeepers (https://kruzeconsulting.com/startup-bookkeeping) will help your startup have accurate, up-to-date financial statements that you can use to m...
Haje Kamps of Konf, the virtual conference platform for planning and running events
December 22, 2020 17:34 - 32 minutes - 29.9 MBHaje Kamps talks about founding Konf (https://konf.co), the virtual conference platform for planning and running events with a focus on networking and social connection. We also talk about Haje's background in Venture Capital and running a photography startup, all experiences that made him well suited for starting Konf. Kruze Cares More - We take our clients' success (https://kruzeconsulting.com/reviews) - and happiness - seriously. Kruze has worked with hundreds of early-stage companies, ma...
Andrew Farah of Density, the people counting platform
December 15, 2020 14:06 - 31 minutes - 56.9 MBAndrew Farah talks about co-founding Density (https://www.density.io), a software and sensor platform that helps keep people safe. Density helps reduce space waste and optimize a building's occupancy with its combination of people sensors and people counting software. Kruze Consulting offers solid financials to help de-risk your startup's next venture capital round. Work with a startup expert! Kruze bookkeepers (https://kruzeconsulting.com/startup-bookkeeping) will help your startup have acc...
Mark Loranger of Braavo, provider of on-demand funding for mobile apps and games
December 08, 2020 13:56 - 28 minutes - 52.9 MBMark Loranger talks about founding Braavo (https://www.getbraavo.com), a leader in on-demand funding for mobile apps and games. Braavo's Revenue-based funding allows founders to scale on their own terms, without giving up equity. Founders love our US-based account management team - with an average of over 10 years of experience, our controllers, CPAs, accountants and bookkeepers understand the challenges of high-growth startups. Kruze Consulting is also 100% focused on working with funded De...
Mark Loranger of Braavo, provider of on-demand funding for mobile apps and games
December 08, 2020 13:56 - 28 minutes - 52.9 MBMark Loranger talks about founding Braavo (https://www.getbraavo.com), a leader in on-demand funding for mobile apps and games. Braavo's Revenue-based funding allows founders to scale on their own terms, without giving up equity. Founders love our US-based account management team - with an average of over 10 years of experience, our controllers, CPAs, accountants and bookkeepers understand the challenges of high-growth startups. Kruze Consulting is also 100% focused on working with funded De...
Michael Martin on Avenue 8, the residential real estate brokerage for the new age
November 18, 2020 16:09 - 27 minutes - 50.7 MBMichael Martin, co-founder of Avenue 8 (https://www.avenue8.com), talks about the startup's residential brokerage platform that empowers agents to be more entrepreneurial, close from anywhere, and keep substantially more of their income. Kruze Cares More - We take our clients' success (https://kruzeconsulting.com/reviews) - and happiness - seriously. Kruze has worked with hundreds of early-stage companies, many of which have gone on to raise tens to hundreds of millions in venture financing ...
Patrick Lee on founding Top Corner Capital, a venture debt fund for early-stage startups
November 11, 2020 14:09 - 26 minutes - 48.4 MBPatrick Lee stops by to tell the founding story of Top Corner Capital, a venture debt fund for early-stage startups. Scott & Patrick are old friends from Hambrecht & Quist / JP Morgan. They discuss those early years in their career, Patrick's time at Pinnacle & WTI, and finally Top Corner's advantage in focusing only on the very early-stage startups. Find out why Kruze Consulting is an experienced finance and accounting firm for startups in San Francisco, Silicon Valley, and the US. Our clie...
Tarin Calmeyer on Remote Team Wellness and it's virtual corporate wellness solution
November 05, 2020 15:57 - 28 minutes - 51.3 MBTarin Calmeyer shares how she founded Remote Team Wellness (https://remoteteamwellness.com) which has become the world's first live virtual corporate wellness solution designed to bring health and balance to companies and their employees through group sessions. Find out why Kruze Consulting is one of the leading accounting firms in San Francisco (https://kruzeconsulting.com/san-francisco-accounting) and the US, serving funded, early-stage companies. Kruze clients have raised over $3.5 billio...
Mark MacLeod on Coaching, Advising & Investing in CEOs & CFOs of high growth technology companies
October 28, 2020 11:56 - 45 minutes - 82.9 MBMark MacLeod talks about his new Executive Coaching practice (https://markmacleod.me). We talk about how Mark's favorite part of his previous role at SurePath was the advising and coaching he did alongside fundraising & M&A advice. Mark gave up SurePath to focus on Coaching and is having more fun and more impact. Learn more about why we are one of the best accounting, tax, and bookkeeping firms serving VC-backed companies by visiting the Kruze Consulting reviews page: https://kruzeconsulting...
Zoe Hewitt of EQT Ventures on building one of Europe's largest Venture Capital Funds
October 21, 2020 11:37 - 27 minutes - 50.7 MBZoe Hewitt of EQT Ventures (https://eqtventures.com) on building one of Europe's largest Venture Capital Funds via technology and founder support. Zoe shares her own Operations journey, EQT's emphasis on building tools that produce insights into entrepreneurs, and EQT's future. Interviewed by Scott Orn of Kruze Consulting, the leading accounting firm to funded startups. https://kruzeconsulting.com
Ian White of ChartHop on bringing transparency to your organization
October 15, 2020 12:52 - 35 minutes - 65.9 MBIan White is the Founder & CEO of ChartHop (https://www.charthop.com), an Org Chart Tool & more that brings transparency to your organization. With ChartHop, you can automatically create and update org charts, build headcount plans, and analyze all your people data in one central hub, no spreadsheets needed. Interviewed by Scott Orn of Kruze Consulting, the leading accounting firm to funded startups. https://kruzeconsulting.com
Alex Baluta on Flow Capital's founder-friendly venture debt options
October 08, 2020 11:57 - 31 minutes - 58 MBAlex Baluta of Flow Capital (https://flowcap.com), which provides founder-friendly growth capital for companies across North America and the UK through venture debt and revenue-based financing. Interviewed by Scott Orn of Kruze Consulting, the leading accounting firm to funded startups. https://kruzeconsulting.com
Travis Hedge of Vouch on Business Insurance For Startups
September 29, 2020 11:52 - 37 minutes - 68.6 MBTravis Hedge of Vouch (https://www.vouch.us) on Business Insurance For Startups. Travis talks about growing up in his family's insurance business, spending time at SVB, and then co-founding Vouch. Interviewed by Scott Orn of Kruze Consulting, the leading accounting firm to funded startups. https://kruzeconsulting.com
Matt Van Itallie on Sema Software's platform that powers technical due diligence for executives
September 23, 2020 11:38 - 31 minutes - 57.3 MBMatt Van Itallie on Sema Software's platform (https://semasoftware.com) that powers technical due diligence for executives and provides tools to find and fix technical debt. Interviewed by Scott Orn of Kruze Consulting, the leading accounting firm to funded startups. https://kruzeconsulting.com
Jordan Smyth of Gleamin on building an all-natural beauty brand that empowers women across the globe
September 16, 2020 17:16 - 30 minutes - 56.3 MBJordan Smyth stops by to discuss Gleamin (https://gleamin.com), a beauty company that helps women look their best while empowering them. Jordan is a serial entre[peneur despite his relatively young age. He shares his path, the challenges, and how those past experiences have made Gleamin even stronger. Interviewed by Scott Orn of Kruze Consulting, the leading accounting firm to funded startups. https://kruzeconsulting.com
Tamara Steffens on her career as a Managing Director at M12, Microsoft's Venture Capital Fund
September 09, 2020 19:26 - 27 minutes - 49.9 MBTamara Steffens retraces her career as an entrepreneur at Software.com, Boingo, and others. Then she talks about life at Microsoft's VC Fund, M12 (https://m12.vc), where she is a Managing Director. She finishes up by sharing some of her favorite portfolio companies. Interviewed by Scott Orn of Kruze Consulting, the leading accounting firm to funded startups. https://kruzeconsulting.com
Matt Martin on Clockwise's smart calendar assistant that frees up your time
September 01, 2020 11:05 - 30 minutes - 55.2 MBMatt Martin tells the Clockwise (https://www.getclockwise.com) origin story, beginning with RelateIQ. Then Matt shares how Clockwise optimizes your calendar for thinking time via smart meeting re-scheduling. Interviewed by Scott Orn of Kruze Consulting, the leading accounting firm to funded startups. https://kruzeconsulting.com
Record studio-quality remote interviews for your podcast with Rock Felder of SquadCast
August 27, 2020 11:02 - 28 minutes - 51.9 MBRock Felder explains the SquadCast (https://squadcast.fm) origin story and how Covid has made the service more indispensable than ever for podcast creators. Interviewed by Scott Orn of Kruze Consulting, the leading accounting firm to funded startups. https://kruzeconsulting.com
Dave Zohrob on Chartable's podcast analytics and attribution for publishers & advertisers
August 25, 2020 11:00 - 26 minutes - 49.1 MBDave Zohrob on Chartable's (https://chartable.com) podcast analytics and attribution for publishers & advertisers. Chartable also makes podcast charts from Apple and Spotify from around the world. Interviewed by Scott Orn of Kruze Consulting, the leading accounting firm to funded startups. https://kruzeconsulting.com
Minimally dilutive debt for capital-efficient companies with Eric Gonzales of Montage Capital
August 18, 2020 18:53 - 28 minutes - 39.7 MBEric Gonzales of Montage Capital (http://montagecapital.com) on offering minimally dilutive loans for capital-efficient companies. Montage allows early stakeholders to maintain control and ownership while obtaining capital for growth. Interviewed by Scott Orn, COO of Kruze Consulting, a leading startup accounting consulting firm. Learn more at https://kruzeconsulting.com
Parker Conrad on Rippling's all-in-one payroll, benefits and on-boarding system
August 11, 2020 16:52 - 25 minutes - 46.7 MBParker Conrad on Rippling's (https://www.rippling.com) all in one payroll, benefits, and employee management system, and how making Employee Record data accessible with controls will make the organization more productive. Interviewed by Scott Orn of Kruze Consulting, the leading accounting firm to funded startups. https://kruzeconsulting.com
Natalie Arora of Susa Ventures shares how she is building an incredible founder experience
August 04, 2020 16:15 - 31 minutes - 43.6 MBNatalie Arora is Head of Operations at Susa Ventures (http://susaventures.com), an early-stage VC firm. Natalie shares how she operationalizes an incredible founder experience and announces the Venture Fellows Program, a six-month training program for aspiring VC investors, to diversity the industry. Interviewed by Scott Orn of Kruze Consulting, the leading accounting firm to funded startups. https://kruzeconsulting.com
How Startups should manage commercial real estate during Covid
July 28, 2020 18:50 - 29 minutes - 40.1 MBEli Ceryak from Cushman Wakefield (http://www.cushmanwakefield.com) on How Startups should manage commercial real estate during Covid. Interviewed by Scott Orn of Kruze Consulting, the leading accounting firm to funded startups. https://kruzeconsulting.com
Helping families make smarter financial decisions about college with Nick Ducoff of Edmit
July 21, 2020 18:28 - 24 minutes - 34.2 MBNick Ducoff of Edmit (https://www.edmit.me) - helping families make smarter financial decisions about college, with advice about college savings, the true cost of college, and return on investment. Interviewed by Scott Orn of Kruze Consulting, a leader in startup bookkeeping. https://kruzeconsulting.com/startup-bookkeeping
Making alternative assets available to everyone with Nelson Chu of Cadence
July 14, 2020 19:01 - 25 minutes - 34.9 MBNelson Chu of Cadence (https://withcadence.io) - makes investing in Alternative Assets easy and affordable - Cadence works with many alternative asset providers - especially alternative lenders to open up alternatives asset classes. The investors get higher expected yields and access they normally wouldn’t get, while lenders access to a new source of capital. Interviewed by Scott Orn of Kruze Consulting, the leading accounting firm to funded startups. https://kruzeconsulting.com
The system of product led growth with Brian Balfour of Reforge
July 07, 2020 15:22 - 34 minutes - 47.7 MBBrian Balfour of Reforge (https://www.reforge.com) - the growth career development company - talks about product-led growth. He discusses how the system of product-led growth includes product, marketing, and engineering, and steps organizations can take to create a culture of growth. Interviewed by Scott Orn of Kruze Consulting, the leading accounting firm to funded startups. https://kruzeconsulting.com
Zero to 100s of clients and $93 million in VC funding with Mike Whitmire of Floqast
June 30, 2020 14:35 - 30 minutes - 42.3 MBMike Whitmire traces his journey from accountant at a high growth startup to the founder of Floqast (https://floqast.com), which has raised over $90 million in VC funding, has 150 employees, and hundreds of paying clients.
Getting into venture capital with Lylan Masterman
June 26, 2020 14:53 - 42 minutes - 58.6 MBLylan Masterman traces his journey from startups, through the Kauffmann program into venture capital. He also digs into why NYC is a great startup location, including how the city has diversified from just adtech and fintech into direct to consumer, enterprise software, and beyond. Interview by Scott Orn of Kruze Consulting. Startups looking for accounting help in New York City turn to Kruze Consulting. Learn more at https://kruzeconsulting.com/new_york_city
The Startup Office of the Future - with David Bergeron of T3 Advisors
June 24, 2020 14:25 - 29 minutes - 41.2 MBDavid Bergeron of T3 Advisors (https://www.t3advisors.com), a leading commercial real estate advisor to venture-funded companies, discusses how COVID will change the future of the startup office. From the next few months to several years from now, how startup office space will be forever different. Interviewed by Scott Orn, COO of Kruze Consulting, a leading startup accounting consulting firm. Learn more at https://kruzeconsulting.com
Collin Cavote, founder of Biome, on improving office air quality through bioengineering
May 27, 2020 18:35 - 21 minutes - 29 MBThe founder of Biome (https://www.biome.us), Collin Cavote, joins Kruze Consulting’s podcast to discuss how bioengineering and careful indoor plants can positively improve air quality, worker safety, and productivity.
Glen Evans of Greylock Partners talks about why VC funds have recruiting partners
May 21, 2020 16:54 - 32 minutes - 44.3 MBGlen Evans, VP of Core Talent at VC firm Greylock Partners (https://www.greylock.com) digs into why venture capital firms have in-house recruiting partners. Glen has helped Google, Facebook, and Slack recruit talent, and explains strategies startups can use to get the best hires. If you’re a funded startup, learn how Kruze Consulting can simplify your payroll process with our automated systems. Learn more at https://kruzeconsulting.com/five_tips_for_startup_financial_health/implement_startup...
Outsourced CFO, Lea Dessi-Olive, discusses her experience working with over 20 funded startups
May 19, 2020 15:40 - 29 minutes - 27.1 MB"Lea Dessi-Olive, experienced outsourced CFO to over 20 funded startups and founder of Elevation Advisory (https://www.elevation-advisory.com), discusses how she is helping her clients manage through the COVID crisis. She explains how she analyzes the trade-off between conserving cash and being prepared for growth. Learn more about Kruze’s part-time CFO service here: https://kruzeconsulting.com/startup-cfo/"
Seth Freedman digs into a way to reduce hospital infections for patients and healthcare workers
May 14, 2020 16:54 - 15 minutes - 21.2 MBSeth Freedman, General Manager at Intelligent Observation (https://intelobserve.com), talks about technology that can drive behavior modification to dramatically reduce hospital infections. From idea to iteration to actually getting healthcare workers to follow proper hand hygiene compliance guidelines in major hospitals. He also discusses how this new technology can help combat the COVID crisis. Looking for information on the COVID related stimulus, the CARES Act? Visit: https://kruzeconsu...
Chris Savage of Wistia talks about the power of video in marketing and learning
May 12, 2020 18:18 - 26 minutes - 36 MBChris Savage of Wistia (https://wistia.com) discusses the impact of video content as a powerful marketing tool and as a training platform for COVID health workers and everyone else learning or working from their homes. Interviewed by Scott Orn of Kruze Consulting. Learn about Kruze Consulting’s bookkeeping for startups! https://kruzeconsulting.com/startup-bookkeeping
Travis Deyle of Cobalt Robotics on how remote work and robots are converging
May 07, 2020 14:52 - 25 minutes - 35.1 MBSafety, security, and facilities management robots in the time of COVID, with Travis Deyle, CEO of Cobalt Robotics (https://cobaltrobotics.com).
CFO Round Table with Evan Meagher from Logikcull and Jay Goldberg
May 05, 2020 16:17 - 33 minutes - 31 MBSpecial episode with two experienced CFOs, Evan Meagher from Logikcull (https://www.logikcull.com) and Jay Goldberg, talking about SBA Cares Act, PPP loans, and how startups can update their financial modeling to adapt it for the COVID-19 crisis. Find free startup financial models, or work with Kruze experts to build a customized model for your company! https://kruzeconsulting.com/five_tips_for_startup_financial_health/startup_financial_models
Matt Belloni of Hollywood Reporter on the Entertainment Industry during the Covid-19 lockdown
April 30, 2020 14:41 - 38 minutes - 35.1 MBMatt Belloni of Hollywood Reporter (https://www.hollywoodreporter.com) walks us through the impact the Covid-19 shutdown is having on Disney, the Streaming Wars, and online entertainment news business models.
Jeff Lee on Origin's pivot into 3D Manufacturing to help fight Covid
April 28, 2020 17:47 - 23 minutes - 21.3 MBJeff Lee talks about how Origin (https://www.origin.io) pivoted its 3D Manufacturing business to help produce swabs for Covid-19 testing. Origin's swabs went into a clinical trial 7 days after the team conceived of the idea.
COVID Good News - Michael Wang & Rohit Prakash talking about what their companies are doing to help
April 22, 2020 17:20 - 22 minutes - 31.2 MBMichael Wang, founder and CEO of Inspiren (https://inspiren.com), and Rohit Prakash, founder and CEO of Coast App (https://coastapp.com), talk about how their companies are making a difference helping healthcare and frontline workers during the COVID crisis.
Venture Capitalist Anne Dwane of Village Global on investing with a founder-driven thesis
April 16, 2020 17:06 - 30 minutes - 42.1 MBIn a pre-COVID interview, Anne Dwane of Village Global (https://www.villageglobal.vc), a $100 million venture capital fund, explains her fund’s “founder-driven” investment thesis. What does it take to stand out as a founder in her fund’s view? While this interview was recorded prior to the COVID crisis, we at Kruze really love the content and wanted to publish it so our subscribers could benefit from Anne’s great insights.
Prashant Fonseka talks about pre-seed, seed and post-seed VC investing in a COVID crisis world
April 13, 2020 16:20 - 30 minutes - 42.4 MBPrashant Fonseka, a venture capitalist with Tuesday Capital (https://tuesday.vc) (formerly the CrunchFund) explains his process for evaluating pre-seed, seed and post-seed VC investing. Prashant also lists the advice he gives to portfolio companies during the COVID crisis.
Jon Prentice of Lighter Capital on Revenue Loans for Startups during COVID
April 09, 2020 16:32 - 23 minutes - 31.8 MBLighter Capital (https://www.lightercapital.com) provides revenue-based loans to startups. Jon Prentice discusses how this funding strategy works, and how his firm is helping fund startups during the COVID crisis. Read all of Kruze Consulting’s COVID and PPP Loan-related content at https://kruzeconsulting.com/blog/post/cares-act-startups/
David Blumberg on Fintech & Supply Chain Software's Role in Helping During Covid-19
April 06, 2020 17:21 - 32 minutes - 44.1 MBDavid Blumberg of Blumberg Capital (https://www.blumbergcapital.com) on Fintech & Supply Chain Software's Role in Helping During Covid-19.
Kelsey Chase of Aumni Discusses the CARES Act PPP Loans and how SBA Affiliate Rules Affect Startups
April 03, 2020 21:29 - 22 minutes - 30.5 MBKelsey Chase of Aumni (https://www.aumni.fund) Discusses the CARES Act PPP Loans and how SBA Affiliate Rules Affect Startups.
Kathryn Hickey of PilieroMazza PLLC on CARE Act Stimulus Loans
April 01, 2020 14:06 - 27 minutes - 37.7 MBKathryn Hickey of PilieroMazza PLLC (https://www.pilieromazza.com) discusses eligibility for startups under the CARE Act stimulus loans. She explains the SBA rules around “affiliates” and solutions for VC backed startups to be eligible for the loans.
Stimulus loans for startups with Brock Blake of Lendio
March 28, 2020 17:00 - 25 minutes - 35.5 MBBrock Blake of Lendio (https://www.lendio.com), a small business and SBA loan expert, talks about the recent COVID / coronavirus stimulus act for startups and small businesses. Does the CARE act help startups with funding during the COVID crisis, and how can startups apply for stimulus funding?
Jacob Yormak, Partner at Story Ventures, on raising and investing a focused seed fund
March 27, 2020 17:40 - 39 minutes - 53.8 MBJacob Yormak, one of the co-founders of and Partner at Story Ventures (https://storyventures.vc), discusses his journey into venture capital, explains how he raised his first and second fund and dishes on how he makes concentrated bets in early-stage startups.
Kruze Consulting discusses SBA loans and alternative funding sources for VC backed companies
March 26, 2020 17:25 - 17 minutes - 24.5 MBCongress is about to pass legislation that may make it possible for VC and seed backed companies to access “disaster” type SBA loans. The legislation is evolving - Scott Orn and Healy Jones of Kruze Consulting (https://kruzeconsulting.com) layout the current options as we understand them. Note that the final legislation, when passed, may differ from our discussion.
Michael Frankel of Deloitte on maximizing your startups M&A value
March 19, 2020 18:02 - 38 minutes - 53.2 MBM&A expert Michael Frankel of Deloitte (https://www2.deloitte.com/global/en.html) discusses the steps startups can take to increase their enterprise value during a sale. Michael goes over things smart acquiring companies look for in a target, items a founder can do now that improve a future sale price and tips for succeeding at due diligence. Interview by Scott Orn of Kruze Consulting, a leader in startup bookkeeping. https://kruzeconsulting.com/startup-bookkeeping/