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An executive summary is the one page investors read before they decide to read anything else. How to write one in plain words, three worked examples, a before-and-after rewrite and a free Word template.

Eight firms that build financial models for startups, compared: who each one suits, what they publish about price and time, and how to pick the right one for a raise, a loan or a board.

A down round means raising money at a lower price per share than your last round. What it does to founders, employees and the option pool, how anti-dilution works, how to avoid one and a free calculator.

Nine data rooms compared for the two jobs founders face: a fundraise, where a light room with tracked links is enough, and a sale, where buyers expect a full virtual data room. Published prices, key features and how to choose.

Selling a company takes seven steps and most of a year. The sell-side M&A process in plain English: each step, a realistic timeline, who does what, the documents buyers see and what kills deals.

14 legal tech venture capital firms that did a deal or raised a fund in 2025 or 2026: specialist funds, publishers' venture arms and the generalists behind legal AI, with stated cheque sizes and recent rounds. Plus legal tech funding data and what these investors check first.

Ten fractional CFO firms compared for startups: who each one suits, what each publishes about price, and when you need a part-time CFO rather than a model or a bookkeeper.

A startup board deck is the set of slides your board reads before each meeting. What goes on each slide, how it differs from an investor update and a pitch deck, how to run the meeting around decisions, and a free PowerPoint template.

A liquidation preference decides who gets paid first when your startup is sold. How 1x, participating and 2x preferences work, what seniority does, worked examples at five sale prices and what's normal in 2026.

A cap table shows who owns your startup and who has been promised a piece. Get a free Excel template that runs from founding to Series A, with a SAFE and the option pool, and the maths explained in plain English.

A startup budget is your month-by-month plan for what you'll earn and spend. What goes in one, the costs founders forget, budget vs actuals, and a free 12-month Excel template where every output is a formula.

Five worked financial model examples for startups, from SaaS to hardware, with the maths shown step by step. Plus a free Excel template where every output is a formula.

AI pricing models worked through for a fictional AI support-agent startup: per seat, usage and outcome pricing, inference costs, gross margin by year and the funding need. Plus a free Excel model.

A hardware startup financial model, worked through for a fictional warehouse-robot maker: unit economics, selling vs robotics as a service, cost-down, stock and the cash you need for the next milestone. Free Excel model included.

A free pitch deck template for startups: 14 PowerPoint slides with what to put on each one and what investors check, plus worked examples and a checklist.

Ten presentation design agencies compared: who each one suits, where it's based, what it publishes about price and turnaround, and how to pick one for a keynote, a sales deck or an investor deck.

A Series A pitch deck has to prove what a seed deck promised. One fictional SaaS company's seed deck, rewritten slide by slide: traction, market, why now, moat, team and the ask, with 2026 benchmarks.

A startup term sheet sets the price and the rules of your funding round before the lawyers draft anything. Every clause explained in plain English, what's normal in 2026, worked examples and a free template.