Financial basics for startups

When startups engage in the fundraising process, the pitch deck has the proverbial hockey-stick curve of revenue. At the core of that slide is some form of a business model. The more transparent and effective financial model for the startup, the more likely the investors are going to find comfort and build trust around the startup management team.

What are the kinds of modeling you need to do for your startup? What are the key metrics that will highlight the key drivers for the business?
What are the ways to layout the fundamental assumptions for the business in the cash flow projection spreadsheet that will prepare you for a more effective due diligence process?

Andrew Klein from Zccounting will walk through the foundations of the financials for fundraising.