What startups overlook when raising money - and what savvy investors look for
Back in 2016 the federal government introduced tax incentives for early stage investors, a program which provides investors with a 20%...
Freemium model: let your product do the talking
A common challenge for a lot of my clients and young software companies generally is around product pricing: figuring out how to tier or...
Software as a Service: how to scale it, how to fund it
Anyone spending any time in early stage investment or in the software industry will know that Software as a Service (SaaS) is king....
Three alternative funding sources for your business
As a virtual CFO and angel investor working with early stage companies and SMEs, I'm often asked about where to get funding. Businesses...
Xero for your business
At CFOcus we're frequently asked by clients to recommend an accounting software package. This can either be micro businesses that are...
25 free resources every startup needs
Because we all like free stuff, here’s a compilation of 25 online resources to assist entrepreneurs build and develop their startups....
How to work out your customer's Lifetime Value (LTV)?
Working out how much profit an average customer will deliver over the lifetime of their relationship with you is a crucial step in...
The death of the employee: on digital disruption and changing attitudes in the workplace
The backlash against excessive consumerism, captured by books such as Oliver James' bestseller Affluenza, has seen workers in developed...
Kickstarting Perth
Many Australians sat up and took notice when New South Wales inventors Stuart and Cedar Anderson raised US$1 million in just three...
10 Things I Wish I Knew Before I Launched My Kickstarter Campaign
I recently ran a successful crowd-funding campaign on Kickstarter. I've compiled a list of 10 key lessons I learned from the process,...
