Startup Life is Terrible, and We Love it!
The last three years have been a weird and wild adventure. The ups and downs, trials and tribulations of a startup are absolutely unpredictable. We’ve shuffled through several software engineers, hit walls with fundraising, didn’t necessarily know what we were doing all the time, but that is all to be expected. As all of that […]
Seven Recommendations for Any Small Business to Secure its Data
This article is intended to help any SMB owner/operator secure its company’s data, with seven specific recommendations. But first, a story to explain why it’s important in the first place. My mother ran a corporate meetings and events business for over 20 years. One day her CFO called in a panic, “I can’t print checks […]
A Glimpse of Tomorrow: AI-Enabled vs. Non-AI-Enabled Companies
I want you to come with me to the year 2006. If you could go back in time and give yourself some tips about investing, developing a business, or where to focus your attention, what might you tell yourself? Or what if we were to go back to 1992? What might you advise yourself at […]
The Investment Community on Financial Modeling
To me, one of the benefits of MRGN is the ability to create a platform that provides standardized financial reporting and planning across a variety of industries. As an investor, one of the primary tasks necessary in conducting due diligence is the ability to assess the financial performance of a company and compare that across […]
Developing a Financial Platform from the Desk of a Software Engineer
In my career as a software developer, I have always pursued smaller startup companies. The reasoning behind this was to hopefully find a team I enjoyed and a project I had passion for. Where I could “make a real difference“ if you will. While in search of a new opportunity, I stumbled upon MRGN. I […]
The Small Business Pain Point; From the Perspective of a CFO
Two years ago, I made a huge career-changing leap. It was not easy. I gave up a senior job at a rapidly growing startup for a handful of clients and a thesis. The thesis was that the way we work was evolving, and that those trends would allow me to support startups and solve a […]
If It Worked For Me, It’ll Work For You; Real Estate and Construction
I have been a Project and Cost Manager in the construction industry for over 20 years working for worldwide companies and managing nationally renowned projects and every project regardless of size starts with the financials. What my client wants vs. what my client can afford. Therefore, I begin every project the same way, with an […]
MRGN Comes to Life!
Approximately five years ago, my CEO asked me to model out a 15% monthly burn (expense) rate reduction by the following day. As the company was in high-growth mode, with 100 or so employees and $4M in revenue, cutting $150k of our $1M burn was not going to be a 24-hour long task. So, I […]
