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Founder Interview: Richard Lavina Innovating Accounting Services with Taxfyle

The Startup Magazine

Richard Lavina, CPA, Co-Founder and CEO of Taxfyle. Richard: I went to school for accounting and followed a path after graduation that those of us in that major typically follow: I started working for a CPA firm in Miami. TSM: What inspired you to start Taxfyle? I figured if I was having that issue, other people might be, too.

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No credit? Big problem. Here are 7 steps to build your startup’s business credit

The Next Web

In the startup world, venture capital is often viewed as the penultimate goal, yet for many startups bootstrapping is often the reality. Your CPA can advise you on the best legal structure for your particular situation, as your choice in entity can have some pretty significant implications on your taxes.

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Master of Customer Acquisition, Matt Coffin, On Startups …

Both Sides of the Table

Since selling Matt has gone on to become one of the smartest angels I have seen operate. What better than to have capital from somebody who has actually done it in the trenches? o Their strong skill was online media buying and optimization – they rarely would do CPA deals – mostly buying CPM.

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How To Make Money Like Facebook With Online Ads

Startup Professionals Musings

That’s an especially tough challenge in your first year or two of operation, even if you use every technique known to get traffic flowing. When Facebook did it a few years ago, the company used more than $100 million in venture capital funding before it became profitable.

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@altgate » Blog Archive » The Real Reason Google May Fail

Altgate

@altgate Startups, Venture Capital & Everything In Between Skip to content Home Furqan Nazeeri (fn@altgate.com) ← Lorem Ipsum is Evil Operating System for the Classroom → The Real Reason Google May Fail Posted on January 16, 2011 by admin Recently I’ve been reading a lot of ink (er, liquid crystal?)

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8 Essentials To Qualify Your Startup For A Bank Loan

Startup Professionals Musings

Pay particular attention to the financials, and have a CPA friend review for reasonableness before presenting. If you are a startup operating out of your garage or basement, you are likely too early in the cycle to get banks interested. Clean up your credit rating before you apply. Conduct meetings at your site, not at the bank.

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Beware The Consultant

infochachkie.com

Thus, as your startup matures, many of your operational functions can be successfully outsourced. John is currently a partner at Rincon Venture Partners , a venture capital firm investing in early stage web-based businesses, and is a Co-Founder of RevUpNet , a performance-based online marketing agency. Negotiating (13).

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