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Hi HN, I'm the founder of https://causal.app https://causal.app and the author of this post — Most of the finance content online is very textbook-y and overkil

Hi HN, I'm the founder of https://causal.app https://causal.app and the author of this post — Most of the finance content online is very textbook-y and overkill for early stage cos, so wanted this to be a 'no-nonsense' guide for founders/ops people that have to juggle a bit of finance stuff alongside everything else. We've helped lots of startups across different stages with finance stuff over the last few years through Causal, so I'm happy to try and answer any questions :) Thanks for reading!

rahimnathwani 4y ago
A few things that could make this guide even better: 0. Variable costs vs. fixed costs, why the difference matters, and how to tell the difference. 1. The difference between gross margin and contribution margin, and the relevance to thinking about unit economics before deciding to focus on scaling. 2. The CEOs role as a capital allocator, and how to assess what % of your burn is going towards different objectives. (It's easy to be self-delusional if you don't approach this in a structured and disciplined way.)