Finance: Guides
Finance guides by Ember: practical resources for founders and sales teams, built to help you take action.
Post-money SAFE: how much stays fixed until the Series A?
A post-money SAFE sells a known share at signing, yet the Series A still dilutes it: new money, option pool, pro rata. Worked example from the YC guide.
LinkedIn Scraping: What LinkedIn's Own Contracts Say
User Agreement, API terms and community policies: what LinkedIn prohibits when it comes to scraping, and the questions to ask any prospecting tool.
What Happens When a Convertible Note Reaches Maturity?
Learn what happens when a convertible note matures and how to negotiate extensions to protect your cap table. Discover key outcomes and runway strategies.
How to Read a Term Sheet Clause by Clause for SME Leaders?
Learn to read a term sheet clause by clause without a lawyer in the room. This guide gives SME leaders a clear, actionable method for confident analysis.
Legal Documents for a Major B2B Contract in France
Documents to prepare before a large B2B contract in France: terms of sale, payment, confidentiality, data. No 50,000 euro threshold in the official sources.
How to Manage Runway with 13-Week Cash Discipline for SMEs?
Plan your runway before it becomes urgent with the 13-week cash discipline. This guide for SME leaders delivers a structured approach to cash flow.
How to Build a 13-Week Cash Forecast for SME Leaders?
Learn to build a 13-week cash forecast that works in real SME operations. Turn uncertainty into a structured decision process with clear metrics and actionable.
Cap Table Mistakes in Seed Due Diligence: A Founder's Guide
Avoid common cap table mistakes in seed due diligence to build investor confidence. Our guide helps early-stage founders organize ownership and prevent errors.
Sales Commissions and Accruals: Ending Finance and Sales Disputes
How to set up sales compensation and commission accruals so finance and sales stop arguing at quarter-end: written rules, tools and limits.
Funding pathway selection for early-stage founders: how to choose
Choose between bootstrapping, angels, venture capital and revenue-based financing at an early stage by comparing control, timing and actual funding needs.