AMPLĒO BLOG
Tips and tricks to help you run your business, from Amplēo's top financial and strategy experts
November 02, 2017
Your Best Audit Yet – Insight From the Startup Audit Survey
By Dave Chase
At Advanced CFO we help several companies navigate the occasional audit on an ongoing basis. With a normal full-time financial team, many CFOs and controllers don't experience them often, or ne...
July 31, 2017
We’re Here to Guide You Through the Storm
By Dave Chase
The stormy, cloudy skies of finances are always daunting at first. They block your view of what lies ahead on the horizon, and offer an unpredictability that can be unsettling – especially when the ...
July 31, 2017
The Secret to Cash Flow Management
By Dave Chase
When it comes to handling your business’ cash flow, it’s hard to know which advice to follow. So many different approaches can muddle the clear picture and vastly downplay the difficulties of gain...
July 06, 2017
5 Steps to More Effective Communication
By Dave Chase
I can vividly recall a conversation I had with a gentleman that knocked on my door about 10 years ago. After I opened the door, we stood there for about 10 minutes, each trying to communicate -- him, ...
June 29, 2017
Lessons From Michael Scott
By Dave Chase
Think “What Would Michael Scott Do?” And Then Don’t When it comes to running a business, no one has more terrible advice than The Office’s very own Michael Scott. All jokes aside, we decide...
June 29, 2017
Make or Break: Lessons From the Dot-Com Bubble
By Dave Chase
We all remember the dot-com bubble. A new century and endless possibilities promised a new and exciting market with tremendous economic growth, only to burst at the seams as several companies collapse...
May 31, 2017
3 Tips to Grow (and Keep Growing) Your Company
By Dave Chase
While the goal of every business is to grow, it’s nearly impossible to know how fast it’ll come or how extensive. Unless your hidden talent is seeing the future, a good amount of decision-making w...
May 31, 2017
How Prepared Is Your Business for Growth?
By Dave Chase
When it comes to growing your business, knowing where to even start can sometimes be the hardest step. One easily identifiable step is having a plan. So on a scale of one to ten, how does your busines...
April 28, 2017
The Current State of Venture Capital in 24 Brilliant Charts
By Dave Chase
Pitchbook's periodic review of the state of Venture Capital is traditionally very insightful. Their most current installment did not disappoint. Why Should I Care? You might wonder, 'Why should I ...
April 28, 2017
4 Balancing Acts That Can Help You Be a Better Leader
By Dave Chase
Being a great leader is much easier said than done. What qualities one person or team admires in a manager, another detests. Behaviors that seem great in theory often crash and burn in practice. Strik...
April 27, 2017
Bill Belichick on Leadership
By Dave Chase
On occasion we are blessed by witnessing truly amazing and rare leadership. That happened for me this past week when I stumbled upon an interview on CNBC with Bill Belichick, who is an unapologetic le...
April 27, 2017
Employee Burnout is a Problem with the Company, Not the Person
By Dave Chase
In the opening lines of the Harvard Business Review article with this same title, I read the following eye-opening remark which really rang true for my work experience across dozens of organizations b...