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Re:Ask HN: What do you think about Fractional CFOs
on Thursday October 08, 2026 @12:06PM (#50007560)
This post is bait to hear from people on what they think about fractional talent.
In my past two exits the fractional CFO and CTO saved my butt.
Re:Ask HN: What do you think about Fractional CFOs
on Thursday October 08, 2026 @12:04PM (#50007539)
True, they are a 1099. But a fractional owns the work. A freelancer just owns the task.
Re:Ask HN: What do you think about Fractional CFOs
on Thursday October 08, 2026 @12:03PM (#50007521)
The CPA ensures compliance. The CFO looks forward. Giving founders the numbers and education on the numbers to make strategic decisions.
Help with funding means passing due diligence, many have relationships with PE and VC, and years of network building to speed up fundraisers.
Re:Ask HN: What do you think about Fractional CFOs
on Wednesday October 07, 2026 @08:44AM (#49991976)
Most work under some kind of time agreement. Meaning they will give you hours each month and will not leave unless you want them to.
Re:Ask HN: What do you think about Fractional CFOs
on Wednesday October 07, 2026 @08:43AM (#49991963)
A Fractional CFO is a part time executive that is paid on a monthly basis. Between $5,000 and $10,000 in general. They use the accounting numbers to provide forward looking guidance on Cash flow, burn rate, etc. Furthermore, they help with funding, oversee accounting, and teach founders about the financial side of their business.
Eventually helping to bring on a full time CFO when it is needed.
Re:Ask HN: What do you think about Fractional CFOs
on Wednesday October 07, 2026 @08:36AM (#49991906)
There are some horror stories with Fractional CFOs. That was my intital fear. But, a Fractional CFO who own a number can give a boost to a sub $5 million company. It goes bookkeeper, tax accountant, Fractional CFO as far as when to hire.
Ask HN: What do you think about Fractional CFOs
Once I got over the fear of hiring workers that didn’t work, a Fractional CFO was a game changer. What has been your experience?
Billy Beane got it right
Re:Billy Beane got it right
on Sunday June 14, 2026 @06:06PM (#48533332)
The subject of Money Ball figured out what everyone else could not see.
Ask HN: What are the top qualities of a startup CTO?
As a founder who is hiring, I am wondering what is most important for a start-up CTO. Applicants so far seem to be either well versed in management or coding. We do need short-term coding but the longer picture seems to favor management. What am I missing?
Re:Show HN: Datasets on Demand
on Thursday April 11, 2019 @12:22AM (#19631142)
It is dataset on demand. There is no listing of datasets. One just requests one and it is made, cleaned, and delivered.
Re:Ask HN: Should I incorporate my freelance work?
on Wednesday April 10, 2019 @02:46PM (#19627612)
You should protect yourself with a corporate entity. The reason is that not everyone is nice or understanding. One issue with a contract and you could be sued for more than they paid you. As far as what type of structure, LLC is the easiest to create but you should ask an attorney in your area which is best for you.
Show HN: Datasets on Demand
Re:Ask HN: What is the biggest challenge with developing AI?
on Sunday April 07, 2019 @05:15PM (#19599923)
By AI, I mean writing software with AI frameworks such as PyTorch or Tensor Flow.
Ask HN: What is the biggest challenge with developing AI?
As a manager of people building AI software I think the biggest challenge is finding datasets. However, I am curious to see what others are facing in their quest of building AI offerings.
Ask HN: Is there a source for machine learning data-sets?
We are trying to find training data for concrete surfaces for one project and a data source for audio sentiment for another. Where does one find such data?
Objectives, Key Results, and Software Teams
How Normal Is the Normal Distribution
Measuring Software Teams
How Communities Foster Innovation
Re:Carpenters, Craftsmen, and Software
on Friday February 22, 2019 @10:03AM (#19225890)
I believe so. It has all of the criteria of one.