28 episodes

A crash course in financial operations. Bullet discussions on finance, fundraising, and financial operations with Brex’s CFO Michael Tannenbaum.

Brex in the Black Brex Publishing

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A crash course in financial operations. Bullet discussions on finance, fundraising, and financial operations with Brex’s CFO Michael Tannenbaum.

    Founder stock & early employee options

    Founder stock & early employee options

    A lot of the excitement and lure of startups falls on the equity component. 

    This episode breakdown how founders should think about their stock when starting out, what to do after raising your round, and how to grant options to early employees. 

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    • 7 min
    Internal Transparency About Finances

    Internal Transparency About Finances

    Transparency is popular in tech and it's something people value in their employer. 

    In this episode of Brex in the Black, Michael (CFO) shares his thoughts on transparency about finances and where to draw the line. 

     You can sign up for Brex by visiting: brex.com

    • 5 min
    Venture Debt

    Venture Debt

    Brex's CFO Michael Tannenbaum addresses the topic of venture debt, one that often comes up as a question in panels and conversations with startup founders. 

    We cover how venture debt is unique in the startup ecosystem, typical terms, rates, and what to watch out for in the process. 

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    • 7 min
    Board of Directors Meetings

    Board of Directors Meetings

    This episode of Brex in the Black covers Michael Tannebaum's playbook for running board of director meetings. 

     The playbook covers everything from 


    Scheduling
    Material to send out
    Who should attend 
    Post-meeting

    This was also recently outlined in our Building Brex blog online including a good template, so make sure to give that a read. 

    You can sign up for Brex by visiting: brex.com

    • 7 min
    Budgeting Conflicts

    Budgeting Conflicts

    This episode of Brex in the Black is all about budgets and navigating conflicts they may bring. 

    It's important to note that budgeting conflicts happen and it’s hard to budget at startups. The important thing is accountability and review. 

    Learn how Michael Tannenbaum, Brex's CFO, guides the company in this process and internalizes it. 

    You can sign up for Brex by visiting: brex.com

    • 8 min
    Remote Work Benefits

    Remote Work Benefits

    We've already covered the future of offices and rethinking the office strategy, in this episode of Brex in the Black, we discuss remote work benefits like utility stipends, meal stipend, at home office benefits for furniture, shared office space in new cities, etc.

    You'll hear Michael's recommendation to offer remote benefits to build loyalty.

    You can sign up for Brex by visiting: brex.com

    • 9 min

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