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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

How to Leverage Your Back Office for Growth

Back Office Operations
Laura Knight

Bookkeeping with Pilot: How It Works

Pilot Product
Laura Knight

What to Know About the July 15 Tax Deadline

Taxes
Laura Knight

How Investors Evaluate Your Business

Finances & Fundraising
Laura Knight

PPP Loan Forgiveness: What We Know

Finances & Fundraising
Laura Knight

How startups might benefit from the new federal stimulus bill

Finances & Fundraising
Waseem Daher

PPP Flexibility Act: New Deadlines, New Spending Rules

Finances & Fundraising
Laura Knight

How to Create (and Use) Your Business’s Budget

Finances & Fundraising
Laura Knight

Pilot Partners with Gusto for Streamlined R&D Tax Credit Claims

Pilot Product
Laura Knight

Ask a VC: Fundraising in the COVID-19 Era

Finances & Fundraising
Laura Knight

Resource: Adapting Your Financial Plan to a Changed Economy

Finances & Fundraising
Laura Knight

Watch: R&D Tax Credit Essentials

Taxes
Laura Knight

Understanding Your Cash Flow

Finances & Fundraising
Laura Knight

PPP/CARES Update: 4/21

Finances & Fundraising
Waseem Daher

The PPP has run out of money. Now what?

Finances & Fundraising
Waseem Daher

PPP/CARES update: April 14

Finances & Fundraising
Waseem Daher

Watch: Making Sense of the CARES Act and the PPP

Finances & Fundraising
Laura Knight

PPP/CARES update: April 5

Finances & Fundraising
Waseem Daher

Estimate Your PPP Loan Amount With This Calculator

Finances & Fundraising
Laura Knight

PPP/CARES update: April 2

Finances & Fundraising
Waseem Daher

PPP/CARES update: March 31

Finances & Fundraising
Waseem Daher

Fireside Chat: Financial Strategies for Startups in Times of Uncertainty

Finances & Fundraising
Laura Knight

What Does the Coronavirus Mean for Your Taxes?

Taxes
Laura Knight

The Top 5 Startup Bookkeeping Mistakes

Bookkeeping
Laura Knight

Getting Tax Help: How Late is Too Late?

Taxes
Laura Knight

Business Tax Terms: A Beginner’s Guide

Startups 101
Laura Knight

Getting Ready for Your Company’s First Tax Season

Startups 101
Laura Knight

How the R&D Tax Credit Can Save your Business up to $250,000 a Year—and How to Claim It

Taxes
Pilot Team

Pilot Launches Three New Products That Reach Beyond Bookkeeping and Tax

Pilot Updates
Waseem Daher

Pilot’s Guide to Navigating Tax Deadlines

Taxes
Pilot Team
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