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5 Annual Planning Strategy Hacks for CFOs

CFOs in The Circle share strategies and advice for annual financial planning, including: balancing growth and spend, benchmarking, and managing board and internal communications.

The Road to IPO: Insights on Public Market Readiness from Robinhood's Finance Leaders

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Fresh off their public market debut, Robinhood CFO Jason Warnick and VP, Treasurer Shiv Verma shared their IPO experience with The Circle, including the key factors and principles guiding their decisions and the lessons learned along the way.

Pricing and Packaging Paradox: Consumption, Subscription or Both?

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Many companies are actively exploring a shift from a subscription-based pricing model to a consumption-based model, or hybrid of both. Here are some of the key considerations as you think through the transition, and tips for how to prepare your customers and internal teams.

Navigating the Shift from Options to RSUs: The Why, When and How

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Transitioning from granting options to restricted stock units (RSUs) is a common practice among late-stage private companies approaching a liquidity event. Learn more about the key benefits, considerations, and best practices for making the transition.

Transitioning Your Board of Directors From Private to Public

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As a CFO, how do you help manage the transition of your board of directors from a private company to a public company? Four battle-tested CFO’s shared their experience and advice with The Circle Community.

The CFO Software Stack: Picking the Best Software

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The Circle Community gathered to dive deep into CFO Software Stack for the five of the most requested business activities in more detail -- Enterprise Resource Planning, Business Intelligence, Contract Management, FP&A, and HRIS -- recommending strategic considerations and specific systems for each function.

8 Tips for Re-Imagining Your Office

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As the world slowly emerges from a pandemic-induced work-from-home era and businesses move to adopt hybrid work plans, employees and employers alike have the opportunity to reconsider the role of their physical office spaces.

Hybrid Work - Getting it Right

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After over a year of pandemic-induced remote work, businesses across the country are preparing for employees to return to in-person offices in some form. Spoiler alert: no one has this figured out quite yet, and getting it right will take a lot of trial and error.

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Community as Capital: Why We Invest in People-Building

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Founders Circle Capital is delighted to announce the closing of Fund III at $355M. Now, we're even stronger in our ability to invest in the people building today's fastest-growing companies who find themselves navigating the unique challenges of transitioning from startup to hyperscale. We believe, to our core, in the organizing principle of community as capital and that no company can be built if its people aren’t built first. Though funding in its various forms is essential, an investment in you is the most valuable currency we can offer.

The Do‘s and Don’ts for Creating, Implementing, and Optimizing Your Deal Desk

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A sales negotiation Deal Desk can streamline your sales team’s negotiation process, providing critical guidance and support for standard and complex deals alike. On the ground leaders of The Circle share best practices for creating, implementing, running, and optimizing a Deal Desk operation.

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