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Practical notes on founder finance, valuation, investor readiness, and board-level decision-making.
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AI CFOThe AI CFO is not a chatbot—it is a live data layer
The difference between applying generic AI wrappers to accounting software and building a proprietary, agentic operating model.
Octane Advisors3 min read
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ValuationPricing the deep tech frontier: IP, milestones, and grant capital
Pre-revenue deep tech companies cannot be valued on cash flows. The model must isolate technical inflection points and non-dilutive runway.
Octane Advisors4 min read
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Business ModelD2C valuations now start at the contribution margin
Top-line GMV is no longer a proxy for enterprise value. How consumer founders must restructure their financial models to show true CAC payback.
Octane Advisors3 min read
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AI CFOWhy human review matters in AI-enabled advisory
AI can accelerate finance work, but client-facing outputs still need accountable judgment before they leave the firm.
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