Brex in the Black

Brex in the Black

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Brex in the Black episodes

  • Founder stock & early employee options

    A lot of the excitement and lure of startups falls on the equity component. 

    This episode breakdown how founders should think about their stock when starting out, what to do after raising your round, and how to grant options to early employees. 

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    8 min
  • Internal Transparency About Finances

    Transparency is popular in tech and it's something people value in their employer. 

    In this episode of Brex in the Black, Michael (CFO) shares his thoughts on transparency about finances and where to draw the line. 

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    6 min
  • Venture Debt

    Brex's CFO Michael Tannenbaum addresses the topic of venture debt, one that often comes up as a question in panels and conversations with startup founders. 

    We cover how venture debt is unique in the startup ecosystem, typical terms, rates, and what to watch out for in the process. 

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    8 min
  • Board of Directors Meetings

    This episode of Brex in the Black covers Michael Tannebaum's playbook for running board of director meetings. 

     The playbook covers everything from 

    • Scheduling
    • Material to send out
    • Who should attend 
    • Post-meeting

      • This was also recently outlined in our Building Brex blog online including a good template, so make sure to give that a read. 

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      8 min
    • Budgeting Conflicts

      This episode of Brex in the Black is all about budgets and navigating conflicts they may bring. 

      It's important to note that budgeting conflicts happen and it’s hard to budget at startups. The important thing is accountability and review. 

      Learn how Michael Tannenbaum, Brex's CFO, guides the company in this process and internalizes it. 

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      9 min
    • Remote Work Benefits

      We've already covered the future of offices and rethinking the office strategy, in this episode of Brex in the Black, we discuss remote work benefits like utility stipends, meal stipend, at home office benefits for furniture, shared office space in new cities, etc.

      You'll hear Michael's recommendation to offer remote benefits to build loyalty.

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      10 min
    • Should your Finance department get along with the rest of the company?

      In this episode of Brex in the Black we talk about the healthy tension your finance team should have with the rest of your company. 

      Topics: 

      • The Finance team's ultimate task 
      • How does a CFO lose their job? 
      • Maintaining respectful relationships with teams across the org.
      • Focus on the business - frame everything as what is right for the business, do not get into what other groups can or cannot do

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        8 min
      • How to Acquihire

        In this episode of Brex in the Black Michael Tannenbaum and Arthur Levy give us their thoughts on how to approach acquihires.

        • Why companies do Acquihires and how to know if yours should
        • Proactive vs. Passive
        • Build pipeline around key properties
        • Building your buckets with your Product team
        • Build brand within the community
        • How to structure your Corp Dev team to “know” what to look for
        • How to objection handle 
        • How to speak to VC’s and let them know what to look for

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          9 min
        • Personal Reimbursements

          In this episode of Brex in the Black Michael Tannenbaum answers a common question he gets from early-stage founders. 

          "How do I actually go ahead and reimburse myself after I've been spending money on my personal card because I haven't had my business set up and I've incurred all these expenses?

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          4 min

        About Brex in the Black

        From the publisher's feed

        A crash course in financial operations. Bullet discussions on finance, fundraising, and financial operations with Brex’s CFO Michael Tannenbaum.