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The 2022 Pilot Founder Salary Report

We talked to founders from startups around the world, of varying stages, sizes to get answers to the big questions around salary to create Pilot’s 2022 Founder Salary Report.

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How to Leverage Your Back Office for Growth

Back Office Operations

How to File an Income Tax Extension for Your Startup

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Finances & Fundraising

PPP Flexibility Act: New Deadlines, New Spending Rules

Finances & Fundraising

How startups might benefit from the new federal stimulus bill

Finances & Fundraising

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

Finances & Fundraising

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

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Finances & Fundraising

Resource: Adapting Your Financial Plan to a Changed Economy

Finances & Fundraising

Watch: R&D Tax Credit Essentials

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Finances & Fundraising

PPP/CARES Update: 4/21

Finances & Fundraising

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Finances & Fundraising

PPP/CARES update: April 14

Finances & Fundraising

Watch: Making Sense of the CARES Act and the PPP

Finances & Fundraising

PPP/CARES update: April 5

Finances & Fundraising

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Finances & Fundraising

PPP/CARES update: April 2

Finances & Fundraising

PPP/CARES update: March 31

Finances & Fundraising

Fireside Chat: Financial Strategies for Startups in Times of Uncertainty

Finances & Fundraising

What Does the Coronavirus Mean for Your Taxes?

The Top 5 Startup Bookkeeping Mistakes

Getting Tax Help: How Late is Too Late?

Business Tax Terms: A Beginner’s Guide

Getting Ready for Your Company’s First Tax Season

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

Pilot Launches Three New Products That Reach Beyond Bookkeeping and Tax

Pilot’s Guide to Navigating Tax Deadlines

Automated Bookkeeping: Why You Need These Four Tools (And Not Just One Great Bookkeeping Service)

Bookkeeping Software for Business: How to Choose What’s Right for You

Back Office Operations

Pilot’s Founding Story: How We Set Out to Build the Best Bookkeeping Service in the World

Small Business Expenses: The Most Important Deductions and How to Track Them

Financial Management for Small Business Owners

Finances & Fundraising

The Four Basic Financial Statements

Finances & Fundraising

How to Set — and Achieve — Financial Management Goals

Finances & Fundraising

QuickBooks vs. Xero vs. Wave: Which Bookkeeping Software Is Right for You?

Back Office Operations

Chart of Accounts Examples and Tips to Set Your Finance Team Up for Success

Finances & Fundraising

How to Set Up a Small Business Bookkeeping System

Back Office Operations

How Much Do Bookkeepers Charge: A State by State Breakout

Independent Contractor vs. Employee: A Detailed Breakdown of Costs, Facts, and Business Needs

Announcing $40M in Series B Funding and Pilot Tax

Double-entry vs. Single-entry Bookkeeping

Back Office Operations

E-Commerce Bookkeeping: Key Points to Consider in a Bookkeeping Solution

Back Office Operations

14 of the Best Tools for Startups in 2022

Back Office Operations

How to Choose a Bookkeeping Software

Back Office Operations

Why Cash-Basis Accounting Could End up Sinking Your Startup

Finances & Fundraising

Mixing Personal and Business Expenses Is More Than a Tax-Time Headache — Here’s Why (And How to Fix It)

Finances & Fundraising

Solvency vs Liquidity

Finances & Fundraising

How to Automate Your Business’s Bank Reconciliation

Back Office Operations

Burn Rate Calculator: Calculate Your Burn Rate and Startup Runway

Finances & Fundraising

How to Hire Accountants

Back Office Operations

Bench vs. Pilot: A Comprehensive Comparison of Two Bookkeeping Services for Business Owners

Don’t Make These Three Common Cap Table Mistakes

Finances & Fundraising

What Does a Bookkeeper Do? (Plus How to Find a Good One)

Sujay Jaswa on How to Grow Your Early-Stage Business

How to Raise a Series A

Finances & Fundraising

How to Build and Scale Your Engineering Team

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