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Founders ask whether $80,000 a month is too much. The number on its own cannot answer that. Here is the ratio that can, the thresholds that go with it, and why most published per-head benchmarks are not worth quoting.

Extending runway is easy. Extending it without removing your ability to do anything with the extra months is the hard part. Here's the difference between a cut that saves money and one that costs you the company.

Your accountant sends a PDF, you skim the bottom number, you file it. Here's how to actually read it in five minutes — and why the profit line can say yes while your bank balance says no.

Runway tells you how long. It doesn't tell you which direction you're pointed. Two companies with nine months of cash can be in completely different situations — here's the test that tells them apart.

You don't need an accountant to track expenses properly at five people. You need a simple system, a receipt for everything, and numbers you can actually trust. Here's how to build that.

Invoicing is the unglamorous step between doing work and getting paid. Here's what a professional invoice needs, the terms that actually work, and how to handle overdue accounts without burning the client relationship.

Runway is the most important number a young company tracks — and the one most often left to go stale in a spreadsheet. Here's how to calculate it and five ways to push the date out.

You don't need an accounting department at five people. You need a handful of things that work and stay current. Here's the short list — and what to ignore.