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All Sidekick Articles


Anonymous Exits, Pt. 6: From A Park in Brooklyn to a Nationwide Movement
An anonymous exit with a US-based founder, with the themes of balancing vision with finding product market fit, balancing impact and financial objectives and how the pandemic altered their trajectory pre-exit.


Budgeting as a strategic tool
We explain why companies should consider budgeting a strategic tool, ensuring sustainable growth, build investor confidence, and increase strategic agility.


How misreading cash flow can hurt startups
A short and sweet summary on the distinction between being profitable and generating cash.


Cash In, Cash Out: making sense of the flow
This article focuses on understanding, interpreting and making decisions based on your cash flow.


Consistency is Key: creating reports stakeholders can rely on
We help you understand what constitutes an effective financial reporting system, including the key characteristics to consider when designing your process.


Management vs. Financial Accounting: what startups need to know
We whisk you through the importance of management and financial accounting, helping you avoid common mistakes made by startups.


PISCES: The UK’s bet on founder- and employee-friendly capital markets
Exploring PISCES, a brand new initiative by the UK government to enable trading of private company shares, giving employees and early investors improved access to liquidity.


Why Edtech is core infrastructure for the AI economy
A quick article on how Sana's new partnership with the Swedish government is a great example of how Edtech is central to realising societal gains from AI.


Seeing clearly with Brighteye: making impact central in Edtech
Professor Natalia Kucirkova, Director of the International Centre for Edtech Impact (WiKIT), reflects on our new impact collection, highlighting a sea change towards proving and advanving impact as a commercial priority.


Why we invested in Shakers
When we met Héctor , Nico , Jaime and Adri in July 2023, it was clear they were building more than just a product, they were creating a...


Communicating impact
This article focuses on helping you tell your impact story to your customers, your partners and your investors, as well as covering points on social proof and ensuring transparency and trust.


Measuring what matters
We work through how to pick the right impact metrics, how to run lean impact evaluation, and how you use this evaluation to inform your decisions.
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