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Success favors the prepared mind. We share our frameworks and analysis with Founders and CFOs in our network as they scale their operations and prepare to fundraise.

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Colin Anderson
Best Practices in Cash Management

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Bruce Felt
Building a World-Class 
Finance Organization

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Nancy Bush
Decoding Metrics: A Toolkit for Founders

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Best Practices in Cash Management

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Building a World-Class Finance Organization

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Decoding Metrics: A Toolkit for Founders 

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When to Hire a CFO

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Unlocking the Strategic Potential of Finance 


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Research & Frameworks

CFO Advice

The Key to Scaling:
Building a Strong Finance Function

Discover how building a world-class
finance team can be the backbone of a growing business. This post explores strategies and best practices for founders to scale operations efficiently...

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Revenue Unicorn Playbook

The Key to Scaling:
Building a Strong Finance Function

Discover how building a world-class
finance team can be the backbone of a growing business. This post explores strategies and best practices for founders to scale operations efficiently...

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Earnings Season Summary

The Key to Scaling:
Building a Strong Finance Function

Discover how building a world-class
finance team can be the backbone of a growing business. This post explores strategies and best practices for founders to scale operations efficiently...

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Market Conditions Update

Market Conditions Update Q4 2024

The Market Conditions Update features metrics that we track internally on companies raising capital at valuations ranging from $1 Billion to $10 Billion.

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Revenue Unicorn Playbook

Revenue Unicorn Club: Five9

Congratulations to Five9 as it crosses $1 Billion in annual revenue and joins the software Revenue Unicorns! Let's see what we can learn from Five9's journey...

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Revenue Unicorn Playbook

Revenue Unicorn Club: Guidewire

Congratulations to Guidewire as it crosses $1 Billion in annual revenue and joins the software Revenue Unicorns! Let's see what we can learn from Guidewire's journey...

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Earnings Season Summary

Earnings Season Summary Q3 2024

Key Theme From Q3 2024 Earnings: "The Ubiquitous AI Agent"

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Revenue Unicorn Playbook

The 2024 Edition of the Revenue Unicorn Playbook

The Revenue Unicorn Playbook is an analytical guide that explores the growth of public software companies from $100 Million to $1 Billion in revenue.

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Market Conditions Update

Market Conditions Update Q3 2024

The Market Conditions Update features metrics that we track internally on companies raising capital at valuations ranging from $1 Billion to $10 Billion.

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Earnings Season Summary

Earnings Season Summary Q2 2024

Key Theme From Q2 2024 Earnings: "Growth Will Soon Be Differentiated"

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Revenue Unicorn Playbook

Revenue Unicorn Club: Samsara

Congratulations to Samsara as it crosses $1 Billion in annual revenue and joins the software Revenue Unicorns! Let's see what we can learn from Samsara’s journey...

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Market Conditions Update

Market Conditions Update Q2 2024

The Market Conditions Update features metrics that we track internally on companies raising capital at valuations ranging from $1 Billion to $10 Billion.

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Video Series

Foresight 2024: Introduction with Colin Anderson

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Foresight 2024: Introduction with Colin Anderson

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Foresight 2024: Introduction with Colin Anderson

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Foresight 2024: Full Interviews

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Foresight 2024: Phillip Buckendorf, Air Space Intelligence

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Foresight 2024: Parker Gilbert, Numeric

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Foresight 2024: Danny Goodman, Swarm Aero

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Foresight 2024: Introduction with Colin Anderson

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Foresight 2024: Introduction with Colin Anderson

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June 12, 2024

Friends & Family Capital, a fund founded by ex-Palantir CFO and son of IVP’s founder, unveils third $118M fund

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July 3, 2024

Friends & Family Capital Joins the Sand Hill Road Podcast for a Conversation on Funding and Impact

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January 1, 2024

Friends & Family Capital Portfolio Shines in the 2024 Enterprise Tech 30, Presented by Wing VC and Axios

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June 12, 2024

Friends & Family Capital, a fund founded by ex-Palantir CFO and son of IVP’s founder, unveils third $118M fund

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July 3, 2024

Friends & Family Capital Joins the Sand Hill Road Podcast for a Conversation on Funding and Impact

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Listen to the Podcast
January 1, 2024

Friends & Family Capital Portfolio Shines in the 2024 Enterprise Tech 30, Presented by Wing VC and Axios

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CFO Q&A

Best Practices in Cash Management

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Building a World-Class Finance Organization

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Decoding Metrics: A Toolkit for Founders 

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When to Hire a CFO

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Unlocking the Strategic Potential of Finance 


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Research & Frameworks

January 31, 2025
Market Conditions Update

Market Conditions Update Q4 2024

The Market Conditions Update features metrics that we track internally on companies raising capital at valuations ranging from $1 Billion to $10 Billion.

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January 21, 2025
Revenue Unicorn Playbook

Revenue Unicorn Club: Five9

Congratulations to Five9 as it crosses $1 Billion in annual revenue and joins the software Revenue Unicorns! Let's see what we can learn from Five9's journey...

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January 14, 2025
Revenue Unicorn Playbook

Revenue Unicorn Club: Guidewire

Congratulations to Guidewire as it crosses $1 Billion in annual revenue and joins the software Revenue Unicorns! Let's see what we can learn from Guidewire's journey...

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Earnings Season Summary
December 20, 2024
Earnings Season Summary

Earnings Season Summary Q3 2024

Key Theme From Q3 2024 Earnings: "The Ubiquitous AI Agent"

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November 14, 2024
Revenue Unicorn Playbook

The 2024 Edition of the Revenue Unicorn Playbook

The Revenue Unicorn Playbook is an analytical guide that explores the growth of public software companies from $100 Million to $1 Billion in revenue.

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October 16, 2024
Market Conditions Update

Market Conditions Update Q3 2024

The Market Conditions Update features metrics that we track internally on companies raising capital at valuations ranging from $1 Billion to $10 Billion.

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September 19, 2024
Earnings Season Summary

Earnings Season Summary Q2 2024

Key Theme From Q2 2024 Earnings: "Growth Will Soon Be Differentiated"

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August 24, 2024
Revenue Unicorn Playbook

Revenue Unicorn Club: Samsara

Congratulations to Samsara as it crosses $1 Billion in annual revenue and joins the software Revenue Unicorns! Let's see what we can learn from Samsara’s journey...

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August 7, 2024
Market Conditions Update

Market Conditions Update Q2 2024

The Market Conditions Update features metrics that we track internally on companies raising capital at valuations ranging from $1 Billion to $10 Billion.

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July 18, 2024
Revenue Unicorn Playbook

Revenue Unicorn Club: Smartsheet

Congratulations to Smartsheet as it crosses $1 Billion in annual revenue and joins the software Revenue Unicorns! Let's see what we can learn from Smartsheet’s journey...

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June 20, 2024
Earnings Season Summary

Earnings Season Summary Q1 2024

Key Theme from Q1 2024 Earnings: "Macroeconomic Uncertainty Returns"

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May 10, 2024
Revenue Unicorn Playbook

Revenue Unicorn Club: Procore

Congratulations to Procore Technologies as it crosses $1 Billion in annual revenue and joins the software Revenue Unicorns! Let's see what we can learn from Procore's journey...

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April 24, 2024
Market Conditions Update

Market Conditions Update Q1 2024

The Market Conditions Update features metrics that we track internally on companies raising capital at valuations ranging from $1 Billion to $10 Billion.

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March 28, 2024
Earnings Season Summary

Earnings Season Summary Q4 2023

Key Theme From Q4 2023 Earnings: "Where Do We Go From Here?"

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March 21, 2024
Revenue Unicorn Playbook

Revenue Unicorn Club: Squarespace

Congratulations to Squarespace as it crosses $1 Billion in annual revenue and joins the software Revenue Unicorns! Let's see what we can learn from Squarespace's journey...

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January 16, 2024
Market Conditions Update

Market Conditions Update Q4 2023

The Market Conditions Update features metrics that we track internally on companies raising capital at valuations ranging from $1 Billion to $10 Billion.

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December 17, 2023
Earnings Season Summary

Earnings Season Summary Q3 2023

Key Theme From Q3 Earnings: "A Light at the End of the Tunnel?"

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November 27, 2023
Revenue Unicorn Playbook

The 2023 Edition of the Revenue Unicorn Playbook

The Revenue Unicorn Playbook is an analytical guide that explores the growth of public software companies from $100 Million to $1 Billion in revenue.

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October 26, 2023
Revenue Unicorn Playbook

Revenue Unicorn Club: BILL.com

Congratulations to BILL as it crosses $1 Billion in annual revenue and joins the software Revenue Unicorns! Let's see what we can learn from BILL's journey...

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October 16, 2023
Market Conditions Update

Market Conditions Update Q3 2023

The Market Conditions Update features metrics that we track internally on companies raising capital at valuations ranging from $1 Billion to $10 Billion.

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September 17, 2023
Earnings Season Summary

Earnings Season Summary Q2 2023

Key Theme From Q2 2024 Earnings: "It Got Better Because It Got Less Worse"

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July 27, 2023
Revenue Unicorn Playbook

Revenue Unicorn Club: Cloudflare

Congratulations to Cloudflare as it crosses $1 Billion in annual revenue and joins the software Revenue Unicorns! Let's see what we can learn from Cloudflare's journey...

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July 24, 2023
Revenue Unicorn Playbook

Revenue Unicorn Club: Box

Congratulations to Box as it crosses $1 Billion in annual revenue and joins the software Revenue Unicorns! Let's see what we can learn from Box's journey...

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July 16, 2023
Market Conditions Update

Market Conditions Update Q2 2023

The Market Conditions Update features metrics that we track internally on companies raising capital at valuations ranging from $1 Billion to $10 Billion.

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June 22, 2023
Revenue Unicorn Playbook

Revenue Unicorn Club: Elastic

Congratulations to Elastic as it crosses $1 Billion in annual revenue and joins the software Revenue Unicorns! Let's see what we can learn from Elastic's journey...

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April 16, 2023
Market Conditions Update

Market Conditions Update Q1 2023

The Market Conditions Update features metrics that we track internally on companies raising capital at valuations ranging from $1 Billion to $10 Billion.

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March 14, 2023
CFO Advice

Is My Cash Safe? 10 Principles That Helped Secure Palantir's $1 Billion

I have helped numerous founders/ CEOs/CFOs think through this question for their companies over the last decade...and with many more in just the last few days.

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January 16, 2023
Market Conditions Update

Market Conditions Update Q4 2022

The Market Conditions Update features metrics that we track internally on companies raising capital at valuations ranging from $1 Billion to $10 Billion.

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January 3, 2023
Revenue Unicorn Playbook

Revenue Unicorn Club: UiPath

Congratulations to UiPath as it crosses $1 Billion in annual revenue and joins the software Revenue Unicorns! Let's see what we can learn from UiPath's journey...

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November 23, 2022
Revenue Unicorn Playbook

Revenue Unicorn Club: Dynatrace

Congratulations to Dynatrace as it crosses $1 Billion in annual revenue and joins the software Revenue Unicorns! Let's see what we can learn from Dynatrace's journey...

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November 7, 2022
Market Conditions Update

Market Conditions Update Q3 2022

The Market Conditions Update features metrics that we track internally on companies raising capital at valuations ranging from $1 Billion to $10 Billion.

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November 3, 2022
Revenue Unicorn Playbook

Revenue Unicorn Club: ZoomInfo

Congratulations to ZoomInfo as it crosses $1 Billion in annual revenue and joins the software Revenue Unicorns! Let's see what we can learn from ZoomInfo's journey...

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October 24, 2022
Revenue Unicorn Playbook

Revenue Unicorn Club: Zscaler

Congratulations to Zscaler as it crosses $1 Billion in annual revenue and joins the software Revenue Unicorns! Let's see what we can learn from Zscaler's journey...

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October 13, 2022
Revenue Unicorn Playbook

Revenue Unicorn Club: MongoDB

Congratulations to MongoDB as it crosses $1 Billion in annual revenue and joins the software Revenue Unicorns! Let's see what we can learn from MongoDB's journey...

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September 7, 2022
Revenue Unicorn Playbook

Introducing the Revenue Unicorn Playbook (Original 2022 Edition)

Introducing The Revenue Unicorn Playbook. Explore how contemporary best-in-class software companies scaled to $1 Billion in annual revenue.

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Video Series

Foresight 2024: Introduction with Colin Anderson

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Foresight 2024: Full Interviews

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Foresight 2024: Phillip Buckendorf, Air Space Intelligence

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Foresight 2024: Parker Gilbert, Numeric

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Foresight 2024: Danny Goodman, Swarm Aero

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In the News

June 12, 2024

Friends & Family Capital, a fund founded by ex-Palantir CFO and son of IVP’s founder, unveils third $118M fund

Read More
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July 3, 2024

Friends & Family Capital Joins the Sand Hill Road Podcast for a Conversation on Funding and Impact

Listen to the Podcast
Listen to the Podcast
January 1, 2024

Friends & Family Capital Portfolio Shines in the 2024 Enterprise Tech 30, Presented by Wing VC and Axios

Read More
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