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Helen Chong
Written by Helen Chong
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Onboarding
Lessons from a Fundraise Story Worth $33B
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Fundraising Tips
Turning Down a Huge Up Round: A Strategic Financial Decision
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Fundraising Tips
Navigating the Storm: Mercury’s Response to Silicon Valley Bank’s Collapse
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Puzzle Guides
Why Businesses Fail: Product, Management, Balance Sheet
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Customer Stories
Violet Labs’ Vision for Streamlining Hardware Engineering
Violet Labs aims to make hardware engineering faster and more accurate, and their Puzzle customer story shows their commitment to innovation.
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Puzzle Guides
Finding the Right Accounting Solution for My Startup
Finding the right accounting solution for my startup requires careful consideration. Things to consider include integration with existing tools and ease of use.
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Fundraising Tips
Negotiating with Elon Musk and Strategies to Get Acquired with Chris Bakke
Strategic planning led to the acquisition of Laskie and X after rapid growth and notable clients. Above all, Elon Musk's involvement was pivotal.
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Fundraising Tips
Scaling Lessons from WeWork's Former Strategic CFO
Startups need to balance growth and finance fundamentals. Casey Woo, WeWork's former strategic CFO, shares scaling lessons and insights on prioritizing profits as a fast-growing company.
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Partner Updates
Puzzle and Fondo Join Forces to Assist On Deck Founders Navigate Tax Season
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Puzzle Guides
How to Make the Best of Real-Time Financial Insights
Most startups are still using tools and systems that provide out-of-date information. Even a delay of several weeks can be catastrophic.
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Puzzle Guides
How to Set Up Your Accounting in 12 Clicks
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Partner Updates
The Purrfect Partnership: How Puzzle and Meow Work Together for Next-Level Startup Finance
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Customer Stories
Building Bridges in Silicon Valley: Philip McNamara's Journey
Thanks to Puzzle's AI-powered efficiency, Philip experienced significant cost and time savings.
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Customer Stories
From Frustration to Clarity: How A First-Time Founder Took Control of Her Finances with Real-Time Accounting
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Fundraising Tips
Fundraising Tips #2: Learning from Mistakes
Fundraising tips for startup founders looking to raise venture capital.
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Fundraising Tips
When To Trust Your Data vs. Your Gut Instincts By Felicis Ventures
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Startup Accounting
Learn what being in control of your finances feels like
With Spending Explorer, you can view your company's spending in different categories, identify trends, and group expenses by vendor.
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Customer Stories
How a serial founder uses AngelList Stack and Puzzle to manage his business
Puzzle sat down with Oleg Kozyrev, founder of Tingz, to understand how Tingz uses AngelList Stack and Puzzle
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Product Updates
Product updates: February 2023
Here are some of our favorite product updates. We love feedback, so please tell us what else we can build for you at feedback@puzzle.io
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Company Dispatch
Product updates: January 2023
Here are some of our favorite product updates. We love feedback, so please tell us what else we can build for you at feedback@puzzle.io.
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Startup Accounting
A guide to tax season for founders
For U.S.-based startups, tax season is a nearly universal pain point. That’s why Puzzle has put together the comprehensive guide to tax season for founders
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Startup Accounting
Puzzle launches free monitoring of your cash and FDIC coverage
The collapse of SVB and FRP was an unfortunate wake-up call.
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In the News
The opportunity to build the next generational accounting software
We believe accounting and finance are the underrated superpowers that will set apart the next great founder-CEOs.
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In the News
Puzzle launches smart accounting software for startups; announces $15M series A led by General Catalyst
Today we are excited to share Puzzle’s first chapter: smart accounting software together with a real-time financial data platform in a single solution.
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Puzzle Guides
How Puzzle processes financial data: behind the scenes
Learn how Puzzle is processing your startup’s financial history.
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Puzzle Guides
A software founder's guide to navigating tax season
Learn how to nail your tax filing deadlines and stay compliant.
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Puzzle Guides
Investor reporting: everything you need to know
Learn how to simplify monthly investor reporting with Puzzle.
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Puzzle Guides
A software founder's guide to categorizing transactions
Learn how to automate financial categorization with Puzzle.
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Puzzle Guides
How Puzzle safely connects your startup’s financial data
Learn how Puzzle connects and protects your financial data.
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Product Updates
Product update - December 2022
Here are some of our favorite product updates. We love feedback, so please tell us what else we can build for you at feedback@puzzle.io.
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Product Updates
Product update - October 2022
Here are some of our favorite product updates. We love feedback, so please tell us what else we can build for you at feedback@puzzle.io.
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Product Updates
Product update - November 2022
Here are some of our favorite product updates. We love feedback, so please tell us what else we can build for you at feedback@puzzle.io.
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Product Updates
Product update - September 2022
September was another busy month of building for you. We love feedback, so please tell us know what else we can build at feedback@puzzle.io
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Product Updates
Product update - August 2022
Here are some of our favorite product updates. We love feedback, so please tell us what else we can build for you at feedback@puzzle.io
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Puzzle Guides
Puzzle’s tools for analyzing burn and runway
Puzzle has created a set of tools for founders to quickly calculate and confidently understand the components of burn.
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Startup Accounting
Founders’ Guide to Burn and Runway
Master founder and startup survival with our definitive guide to Burn and Runway. Learn how to manage cash burn and manage your burn multiple.
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Startup Accounting
Does your startup use cash or accrual accounting? Here’s how to get the best of both
Switching from a cash basis to accrual accounting can be costly. Here’s how to streamline that process.
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Startup Accounting
Why founders need to know their numbers
Investors want quarterly financials and metrics, so founders need the financial literacy to understand their numbers.
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Product Updates
Product update - June 2022
We shipped some exciting new features this month and as always, we are excited to share them with you. We love feedback, so please let us know what else we can build for you at feedback@puzzle.io.
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Product Updates
Product update - July 2022
New in July - Puzzle launches on the Stripe App Store
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Product Updates
Product update - February 2022
We shipped some exciting new features this month and as always, we are excited to share them with you. We love feedback, so please tell us know what else we can build for you at feedback@puzzle.io
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Product Updates
Product update - March 2022
We shipped some exciting new features this month and as always, we are excited to share them with you. We love feedback, so please tell us know what else we can build for you at feedback@puzzle.io
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Product Updates
Product update - April 2022
We shipped some exciting new features this month and as always, we are excited to share them with you. We love feedback, so please tell us know what else we can build for you at feedback@puzzle.io
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Product Updates
Product update - May 2022
We shipped some exciting new features this month and as always, we are excited to share them with you. We love feedback, so please tell us know what else we can build for you at feedback@puzzle.io.
Helen Chong
Product Updates
Product update - January 2022
We shipped some exciting new features this month and as always, we are excited to share them with you. We love feedback, so please tell us know what else we can build for you at feedback@puzzle.io
Helen Chong
In the News
The CFO in Crisis Mode: modern times call for new tools
Esteemed venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) outlined a call for new tools to built for the office of the CFO, after decades of complacency by the two monopolies that sit at the core of the CFOs office - the accounting ledger and ERP.
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In the News
Rise of the next-gen CFO: The evolution of finance’s role and tech stack
Puzzle has been named a next generation player in the modern CFO stack.
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Startup Accounting
How to reduce your total cost of startup accounting
Startups need accurate accounting, but it’s often expensive. Read these tips on setting up your books while reducing accounting costs and headaches.
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Startup Accounting
How to interview (and choose) a startup bookkeeper
Startup founders, if you’re looking for a bookkeeper, be sure to ask these questions.
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Startup Accounting
Does my startup need to do accounting?
Many startup founders put off accounting until tax time. Here’s why it’s smart to maintain financial statements from the beginning.