If you followed Part 1, your books are clean. Your transactions are categorized. You are no longer terrified of “Finance Friday.” But clean books are just the entry fee. A CFO does not get paid to organize receipts; they get paid to interpret them. Welcome to The Analyst stage. This is where we move beyond…
You built a business out of nothing. You put in the hours, made the sales, and solved problems no one else could. You are a creator and a problem-solver. But when it comes to the numbers, you are probably flying blind, or worse: constantly reacting. Welcome to the “Survivalist” stage of being your own CFO….
Most founders start their journey as the “Chief Everything Officer.” You are the salesperson, the product developer, and by default, the bookkeeper. But there is a dangerous plateau that happens around the $500k to $1M revenue mark. At this stage, you do not just need to know where your money went; you need to know…