Founder Equity Splits and Vesting Schedules: 2026 Guide
A 2026 guide to founder equity splits and vesting schedules, covering how to split equity fairly, how vesting works and how to read your cap table.
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QSBS Explained: How Founders Can Exclude Up to $15M in Startup Gains
QSBS explained: how Section 1202 lets founders exclude up to $15M in startup gains, what changed in 2025 and where the exclusion stops applying.
Quarterly Estimated Taxes for Founders: The 2026 Safe Harbor Math
A founder's guide to quarterly estimated taxes in 2026, covering who has to pay, when, how much and the safe harbor rules that help you avoid penalties.
Solo 401(k) vs. SEP IRA: The Self-Employed Retirement Math
A comparison of the Solo 401(k) and SEP IRA for self-employed founders, explaining how each account's contribution buckets work and the math behind choosing.
How Much Should Startup Founders Pay Themselves in 2026
What startup founders should pay themselves in 2026, using Kruze Consulting payroll data and a Pilot survey of 1,844 founders by stage and funding source.
B2B SaaS Benchmarks by ARR Stage in 2026
Growth rate, CAC payback, and NRR by ARR stage, sourced from SaaS Capital's 2025 growth survey and High Alpha's 800-company benchmarks report.
Best Accounting Software for Startups in 2026
Mercury or a traditional bank? Ramp or Brex? QuickBooks or Xero? A stage-by-stage guide to the finance stack founders actually run their startup on in 2026.
Highest-Paying Self-Employed Jobs in 2026
Most 'best self-employed jobs' lists are guesses. This one is ranked by real BLS median wage data, from bookkeeping to financial advising.
Unit Economics for Startups: The Founder's Guide to LTV, CAC, and the 3:1 Ratio (2026)
LTV, CAC, and the 3:1 ratio explained for startup founders — with real formulas, benchmarks by business model, and a practical playbook for improving them.
5 Best Pricing and Finance Books for Founders (Beyond Profit First)
Five pricing and finance books for founders beyond Profit First, covering what to charge, which clients to keep and how to actually read your numbers.
How to Value Your Startup in 2026: The Methods That Actually Matter
The startup valuation methods that matter in 2026, before and after revenue, plus the VC math behind term sheets and how valuation drives dilution.
LLC vs. S-Corp: The Tax Math Every Founder Should Run
LLC vs. S-Corp explained: when an S-Corp tax election can cut self-employment tax for your LLC, and how founders should run the numbers.
How to Raise a Seed Round in 2026: The Founder's Complete Guide
A guide for first-time founders raising a seed round in 2026: when to raise, how much to ask for, which structure to use and how to close the round.
The Profit First Method: How Founders Stop Going Broke While Making Money
You can grow revenue every quarter and still run out of cash. The Profit First method flips the accounting formula so profit is a habit, not a hope.
Bootstrapping vs. Venture Capital in 2026: The Honest Math
Bootstrapping vs. venture capital in 2026, run through the real numbers: dilution, ownership at exit, growth speed, and which path makes you more money.
The Gen Z Founder's Guide to Raising Your First $500K
A no-nonsense 2026 guide for Gen Z founders raising their first $500K: angels vs. pre-seed funds, SAFEs, valuation, the deck, and how to actually close.
How Financial Literacy Can Help People Escape Their Circumstances: How Latrell Goss Dedicated His Life To Helping Others Achieve Financial Literacy
Latrell Goss, who grew up in Chicago, runs a financial literacy business that aims to help people build healthy financial habits he was never taught.
Abe Metellus Runs a Financial Education Business Through Which He Teaches People About Credit and Their Financials
Abe Metellus, who came to the U.S. from Haiti at 12, runs a financial education business that teaches people about credit and their financials.
How Jesse Burrell Uses Data To Help Him Uncover The Secret of Flipping Houses
Jesse Burrell, known as the REI Data King, is a real estate investor who uses big data to help himself and other companies flip houses successfully.
“Money Matters” And Businessman Mark Atalla Shows You Why
Mark Atalla, founder of private lender Carlyle Capital, shares real estate success tips in his new book Money Matters, with entrepreneur Adam Torres.
Mortgage expert Daniel Goldsmith Explains the Impact of Personal Selling on Sales
Daniel Goldsmith, a California lead generation expert and affiliate marketer, explains how personal selling has shaped his career in marketing.
How to Get Started Acquiring Businesses
How to get started acquiring businesses without millions in the bank, from understanding your skills and goals to finding owners who want to sell.
How Robert Martinez is Transforming the Real-Estate World Through Rockstar Capital
Robert Martinez, owner of Rockstar Capital, runs twenty-three apartment communities across Texas and markets them through storytelling and DailyRock videos.
Credit is Everything: Let Joy Holland Teach You How to Repair Yours
Joy Holland, who repaired her own credit, now offers credit repair services and explains why credit is everything and how you can repair yours.
Eterbase Rolls Out Treasury Gateway for B2B Transactions
Eterbase, a crypto-fiat exchange in Europe, rolls out its Treasury Gateway to simplify B2B payments between crypto projects and traditional enterprises.
Midwest Esports Company Raises $1.4M Seed Round
eFuse, a web and mobile app that serves as a professional hub for esports and video games, was founded at Ohio University and raised a $1.4M seed round.
Bad Credit Will Not Stop You From Getting the Car of Your Dreams if Mike Egyptian Can Help You
Mike Moaid Abbadi, an Army veteran, runs Tampa Bay Luxury, a used car dealership that helps buyers with bad credit get the car of their dreams.
How to make money from your home other than selling it: the top 3 ways
Three ways homeowners can earn money from their home without selling it, starting with holiday letting through platforms such as Airbnb and Booking.com.
The Importance of Business Credit and the ways to build one
Why business credit matters for small business loans and credit cards, how agencies like Equifax and Experian score businesses, and how to build it.
How Jeff Sekinger is Taking Over the Financial Consulting Business
Jeff Sekinger left private wealth banking to run a financial consulting business that helps clients leverage low interest credit to create income.
Corporate America Failed Mack, So He Joined the Credit Repair Business
Mack, who migrated from Haiti as a child, left corporate jobs for credit repair and built a business doing at least $1.2 million in sales his first year.
Why VCs Trust Duuple CEO Abby Frimpong to Build the Future of Crowdfunding
Duuple CEO Abby Frimpong draws on her non-profit fundraising background and explains why virality and storytelling set successful crowdfunding apart.
Looking To Reach Financial Freedom? Cathy Bethea Is The Answer
Cathy Bethea, a real estate agent and former mortgage broker in the financial industry since 2000, works with FES to help people facing credit challenges.
Kaleef Williams: The Entrepreneur Who is Breaking Barriers In the Credit Repair Industry
Kaleef Williams left his job at a large rental company to become his own boss and is now breaking barriers in the credit repair industry.
Digital Securities Maven Thomas Carter Enlists Former Nike Brand Director, Jerome Conlon to Bring Cryptocurrency to the Masses
Thomas Carter, founder of security token platform DealBox, enlists former Nike brand director Jerome Conlon to help bring cryptocurrency to the masses.
5 Lessons From a Credit Guru On Why You Should Have A Powerful Credit Score
Brandon L. Johnson, CEO of No Bad Days LLC, explains five reasons to repair your credit score, from better home loan rates to what a 2% difference can cost.
Look Beyond The Basics To Know The Art And Beauty Of Budgeting
Why budgeting matters beyond the basics, with survey data on how few households budget and how a proper budget leads to financial freedom.
Interview with Lyle Hauser, visionary CEO of the Vantage Group
Lyle Hauser founded the Vantage Group in 1998, a South Florida-based private equity firm and business consultancy geared toward fledgling companies.
TOP GLOBAL STARTUP COMPETITION TO HAND OUT $1 MILLION PRIZE
This May, Fenox Venture Capital will hand a $1M prize to the winner of the Start Up World Cup, one of the top global startup competitions.
How to Build an Investment Plan in 2026: A Beginner's Guide
A clear, step-by-step plan to start investing in 2026: set goals, build a safety net, pick low-cost funds, and avoid the mistakes that cost beginners.
David Zhao, The 23 Year Old Venture Capitalist, Is Bringing Technology to The Food and Dining Industry
David Zhao, founder of digital agency NXTFactor and the food franchises behind Chubby Cattle and Meet Fresh, is bringing technology to the dining industry.
Larry Izenberg from Centex Funding Reveals the Secrets Behind Scaling a Company
Larry Izenberg of Centex Funding shares how he became an entrepreneur and the strategies he used to scale his company from the idea stage.
The Jack Gleason Trading Story
Jack Gleason lost money trading for three years before founding Major League Trading, which has taught more than 2,500 students futures and options.
Why the Success Perspective of Micah Fraim is Maximizing Business Savings in the Online Space
CPA Micah Fraim explains how modernizing accounting with digital services helps small businesses maximize savings beyond traditional tax advice.
Top 5 Trends Shaping the Health Insurance Market
The top 5 trends shaping the health insurance market, from big data becoming an intrinsic part of health insurance to newer coverage options.
4 Methods Young Entrepreneurs Should Use to Finance Their Business Ideas
Four methods young entrepreneurs can use to finance their business ideas when bank loans and collateral are hard to get, starting with finding a partner.
Kevin Harrington Joins Startup to bring Blockchain to Entrepreneurship
Kevin Harrington, the original shark from Shark Tank and pioneer of As Seen on TV, joins Pitch Investors Live to help entrepreneurs get their ideas funded.
From Struggles To Being A Financial Expert- Learn How Arian Beyzaei Is Helping Millions Change Their Financial Future
Arian Beyzaei, born in Canada to parents who immigrated from Iran, is Vice President and Partner of Enriched Academy, a personal finance education program.
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