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What investors check, what boards need, and how to build a finance function that holds up, written from two decades on the scrutiny side of the table.
It is rational that Finance is deprioritised early in the business' lifecycle. Product and market are the key areas of Founder focus. Then a funding round approaches, and the credibility of your numbers starts to shape the round itself. We discuss here what a right-sized finance function delivers, and why it's easier to scale a solid foundation than to build one under pressure.
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