Brex in the Black

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

 The playbook covers everything from 

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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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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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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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. 

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

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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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In this episode of Brex in the Black Michael breaks down how he's been rethinking the office strategy after a prolonged period of remote work. 

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