Investor Access lets you share your model quickly and easily: One of the main reasons people use Forecastr is to send their model to potential and current investors. Historically, you had to either send screenshots…

Formula View On Hover has been added to the Data Table:
Ever wondered where the numbers in each cell are coming from? Formula View On Hover lets you see the underlying inputs and formulas of individual cells just by hovering over them.

Last week, we began a discussion on how to talk valuation with VCs. Even experienced founders fail to forge deals with VCs because they…

Most venture capitalists bear witness to thousands of investment deals and have an advanced intuition on market valuation. Founders,…

Last week, the CEO of Forecastr, Steven Plappert, had the pleasure of joining Mike Kelly on the Startup Competitors’ podcast. The team at…

Perhaps the most pivotal building block for every startup exists on the foundation of its team. If you have a great idea or you are in t…

Do you have a solution for an important customer pain point? You may have a great business idea. However, if you are a first-time entrep…

Click here to check out our other videos! Raising money for a startup can prove extremely difficult, even under ideal circumstances. In t…

Forecastr went through the Techstars program in early 2020 and it was a game-changer for our business. As one of the most competitive acc…

Perhaps you are a founder with a great idea or minimum viable product. Perhaps you are an entrepreneur with a small business that you wan…

The holiday season is the time when everyone is cherishing their free time with their loved ones, taking time off from the daily 9 to 5 g…

As founders, almost every action we execute supports maximizing revenue, whether directly through sales or indirectly through our mission…

Paid advertisements are a highly popular, often effective strategy to increase website traffic and grow your startup. They are also a gr…

If you’ve searched “how to build a financial model” on the Google machine recently, you’ve already seen an information overload on confli…

Here at Forecastr, we constantly preach the importance of understanding your growth metrics to forecast the future. Marketing analytics …

The importance of productivity for founders transcends the outdated time management principles of large corporations. With limited resou…

Statistically speaking, the future is bleak for most startups. According to a Forbes study, approximately 90% of startups fail, including…

If you are a founder about to fundraise, you may be wondering exactly what you need to be prepared to engage and achieve investor money. …

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Particularly for first-time founders, fundraising poses one of the most daunting tasks toward starting a business. Far too often, we see…

The investor pitch creates a narrative behind the vision of your startup. As founders, we spend hours perfecting the slidedeck and build…

A financial model can make or break your fundraise. Your model is the backbone of data behind what is otherwise a well-rehearsed pitch f…

In startup mode, small teams typically afford minimal staffing and resources dedicated to what most large companies consider standard ope…

The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted nearly every human life in some shape or form, whether directly from the virus itself, from restrictio…

As a business founder, I’ve discovered people start companies for two fundamental reasons: (1) to solve a problem in the world and (2) to…

If you haven’t already, check out the first and second installments of of this series where I shared the first three key initiatives in o…

Last week, I discussed how to optimize customer acquisition using objectives from the growth plan in your financial model. Like I shared …

A crucial driver of your company’s growth is the effectiveness, and efficiency of your customer acquisition. To optimize revenue as a bu…

Check out our full webinar covering how to use a financial model for fundraising A strong financial model is one of a founder’s most powe…

The pandemic we are currently enduring has created an environment unknown to the modern world. Public equity markets are volatile. Invest…