DIAGNOSTIC · SELF-SCORED

The Saas Finance Soceboard

Eight categories. One score out of forty.

Eight categories. One score out of forty.

A directional read on the eight categories investors and lenders score when they evaluate your back office. Score yourself honestly. The number is useful. The gaps are more useful.

HOW TO USE THIS

Eight categories. Score each 15.

01

For each of the eight categories below, read the five score descriptions and pick the one that most honestly reflects where you are today. Don’t aspire — describe.

02

If you’re between two scores, pick the lower one. Investors will read the gap, not the aspiration.

03

When you finish, the running total updates live. Your total falls between 8 and 40.

04

The interpretation at the end translates that total into what it means and where to look first. Categories you scored lowest are usually the highest-leverage places to spend the next 30 days.

The interpretation at the end translates that total into what it means and where to look first. Categories you scored lowest are usually the highest-leverage places to spend the next 30 days.

CATEGORY

01

Legal

Entity structure, option plan adoption, employee and advisor agreements, 83(b) elections, FINCEN BOI, IP assignment.

1

MAJOR GAPS

2

PATCHY

3

FUNCTIONAL

4

INVESTOR-READABLE

5

DILIGENCE-READY

CATEGORY

01

Legal

Entity structure, option plan adoption, employee and advisor agreements, 83(b) elections, FINCEN BOI, IP assignment.

1

MAJOR GAPS

2

PATCHY

3

FUNCTIONAL

4

INVESTOR-READABLE

5

DILIGENCE-READY

CATEGORY

02

Legal

Accuracy of current ownership, ability to model forward, option pool sufficiency, treatment of convertible instruments. Score for Cap Table

1

MAJOR GAPS

2

PATCHY

3

FUNCTIONAL

4

INVESTOR-READABLE

5

DILIGENCE-READY

CATEGORY

02

Legal

Accuracy of current ownership, ability to model forward, option pool sufficiency, treatment of convertible instruments. Score for Cap Table

1

MAJOR GAPS

2

PATCHY

3

FUNCTIONAL

4

INVESTOR-READABLE

5

DILIGENCE-READY

CATEGORY

03

Legal

Coverage across the 15 finance and back-office functions: bookkeeping, controller, payroll, AR/AP, forecasting, investor relations, treasury, CPA, legal, benefits, billing. Score for Team

1

MAJOR GAPS

2

PATCHY

3

FUNCTIONAL

4

INVESTOR-READABLE

5

DILIGENCE-READY

CATEGORY

03

Legal

Coverage across the 15 finance and back-office functions: bookkeeping, controller, payroll, AR/AP, forecasting, investor relations, treasury, CPA, legal, benefits, billing. Score for Team

1

MAJOR GAPS

2

PATCHY

3

FUNCTIONAL

4

INVESTOR-READABLE

5

DILIGENCE-READY

CATEGORY

04

Legal

Stack across 11 categories: accounting, expenses, payroll, benefits, banking, HRIS, FP&A, cap table, billing, AP, CRM.

1

MAJOR GAPS

2

PATCHY

3

FUNCTIONAL

4

INVESTOR-READABLE

5

DILIGENCE-READY

CATEGORY

04

Legal

Stack across 11 categories: accounting, expenses, payroll, benefits, banking, HRIS, FP&A, cap table, billing, AP, CRM.

1

MAJOR GAPS

2

PATCHY

3

FUNCTIONAL

4

INVESTOR-READABLE

5

DILIGENCE-READY

CATEGORY

05

Treasury & Banking

Yield on cash, 2FA on accounts, dual approval on wires, ACH whitelist, credit card program.

1

MAJOR GAPS

2

PATCHY

3

FUNCTIONAL

4

INVESTOR-READABLE

5

DILIGENCE-READY

CATEGORY

05

Treasury & Banking

Yield on cash, 2FA on accounts, dual approval on wires, ACH whitelist, credit card program.

1

MAJOR GAPS

2

PATCHY

3

FUNCTIONAL

4

INVESTOR-READABLE

5

DILIGENCE-READY

“Without numerical fluency, in the part of life most of us inhabit, you are like a one-legged man in an ass-kicking contest.”




CHARLIE MUNGER (BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY)

“Without numerical fluency, in the part of life most of us inhabit, you are like a one-legged man in an ass-kicking contest.”




CHARLIE MUNGER (BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY)

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