Category: In the trenches
RoseRyan in action: smoothing steep growth with equity accounting
Here’s a situation that might sound familiar: your midsize tech startup is growing so fast that you’re scrambling to bring new people on board just to keep up with demand. Talent doesn’t come cheap, and you’ve lure…
See MoreBig data’s big impacts are not going away
Big data is the big thing these days, and I don’t know much about it, so I attended the AAMA’s Big Data–Big Impact conference recently at the Tech Museum in Mountain View. It was very well done, with a good variety o…
See MoreRoseRyan in action: helping a startup navigate growing pains
Imagine this: your company has just moved to a new locale, legal paperwork is stacking up—and so is the accounting, because your books aren’t set up. A big-picture business perspective? Not a chance without details lik…
See MoreReal-time data driving businesses—and changing the CFO role
It wasn’t long ago that real-time financial information was available only to those who worked in companies with expensive data collection and analysis systems. CFOs of less-wealthy companies had to make decisions on the…
See MoreRoseRyan in action: keeping an acquisition on track
When your company is growing and changing fast, fine-tuning financials can sometimes take a backseat to managing the business. But think about this: subpar accounting for rev rec, inventory, equity or other areas can affec…
See MoreWhat do a post-earthquake rescue and a RoseRyan gig have in common?
Recently I was thinking about an event my son participated in called the Tech Challenge, a design competition hosted by the Tech Museum of Innovation in San Jose. The children were a part of a team that had to meet the cha…
See MorePerks nice, but focus on corporate culture to attract talent and improve your bottom line
What makes a company succeed? High on the list is corporate culture, a newly hot topic since Yahoo! CEO Marissa Mayer announced her controversial decision to abolish the Internet giant’s work-from-home policy with the in…
See MoreWill your equity compensation strategy take you from start-up to exit?
RoseRyan, along with the Melita Group, is presenting a free breakfast seminar, “Equity compensation: end-to-end strategies for private companies,” on October 30 in Palo Alto. Your equity compensation plan’s design an…
See MoreEthics: it’s a matter of trust
Recently we have read press coverage about the CEO of Yahoo losing his job for including on his resume a degree he didn’t have. And last fall, the CEO of Hewlett Packard lost his job over false expense reports. In both c…
See MoreBayBio Entrepreneur & Investor Roundtables event puts industry changes into relief
Last night, as a BayBio partner, I attended the Ninth Annual Entrepreneur & Investor Roundtables event in Palo Alto. This BayBio event gives entrepreneurs in start-up life sciences companies an opportunity to meet and …
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