Founder's Desk, volume 2

The Eighteen Months

The eighteen-month operating plan between rounds: what to build, what to measure, what to file and what to fix before the next diligence.

What it does for you

Run the period between seed and Series A against a dated plan, with the metrics a Series A investor benchmarks and the compliance and finance hygiene their counsel checks.

Inside

1. Part 1The eighteen months
2. Part 2Finance you must build
3. Part 3People and the law around them
4. Part 4Growth without breaking the company
5. Part 5Getting Series A ready

At the back: Checklists by month; four worked models (18-month cash plan, cohort payback, ESOP pool dilution, Series A price bridge); what you'd otherwise pay; statute index; glossary; board pack template and metric definitions; a ninety-day post-seed plan; four templates.

Written for

Founders and first finance hires of seed-funded Indian companies that have a board and investors to report to.

Also in Founder's Desk, all seven (₹3,499) and Every EzComply handbook (₹11,999).