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Financial tips and best practices for growing businesses

43% founder pay cut: the new reality of startup compensation in 2025

Founder pay is down 43% in 2025 as capital efficiency becomes critical for startups. Explore trends, benchmarks, and expert insights in Pilot’s Founder Salary Report to guide your compensation strategy.

For Founders
Waseem Daher

Medtech fundraising advice from a CFO

Life Sciences
Pilot Team

Double-entry vs. single-entry bookkeeping: what’s the difference?

Back Office Operations
Pilot Team

20+ bookkeeping software options worth your time (and how to pick one)

Back Office Operations
Pilot Team

How to choose the right accounting software for your business

Back Office Operations
Pilot Team

How to tell a better value story for your healthtech startup

Finances & Fundraising
Pilot Team

What should you pay yourself as a medtech or healthtech founder?

Life Sciences
Pilot Team

How much do bookkeepers charge? A state-by-state breakdown

Bookkeeping
Pilot Team

Bookkeeping vs. accounting: which one do you really need?

Bookkeeping
Pilot Team

A complete small business finance starter kit

SMB
Sara Whitaker Eggers

43% founder pay cut: the new reality of startup compensation in 2025

For Founders
Waseem Daher

Which AI startup founders earn the most?

For Founders
Pilot Team

Founder salaries fell 43%—but why?

For Founders
Pilot Team

Contract or full-time? A hiring guide for creative agencies

Creative Agencies
Pilot Team

80% utilization makes agencies more profitable—here’s why

Creative Agencies
Pilot Team

How to stop scope creep from wrecking your agency’s profits

Creative Agencies
Pilot Team

The ultimate small business tax deduction guide (what you can really write-off)

Taxes
Pilot Team

Goldilocks fine print: Customer terms that build trust and fuel growth

For Founders
Mariana Antcheva

Understanding startup valuations: A CFO’s guide for founders

For Founders
Cole Levin

Raising as an AI startup? Make your case with 3 metrics

For Founders
Cole Levin

You almost certainly don't have to do a BOI filing anymore

Back Office Operations
Waseem Daher

What is the qualified small business stock (QSBS)? Millions in tax savings, maybe

Startups 101
Hudson Bova

Timeless treasury management advice from a CFO

For Founders
Cole Levin
tax extension how to

How to file a business tax extension in 2025 and avoid penalties

Taxes
Pilot Team

Why an invoice approval process could save you $49,860

Risk and Security
Ashley Schagrin

5 errors that hold food and beverage companies back

Back Office Operations
Pilot Team

Should your recruiting firm hire full-time or part-time?

SMB
Pilot Team

Fundraising in 2025? The 5 Key VC Market Trends You Need to Know

Finances & Fundraising
Pilot CFO Services Team

Struggling to increase your agency’s revenue? Try these 3 tips

Creative Agencies
Pilot Team

How to price your consulting services for maximum profit

Creative Agencies
Pilot Team

How to find your issued share count

Taxes
Waseem Daher
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