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How SmugMug's CFO Turned Budgeting at SmugMug, Inc. into an Easy, Practical, and Fair Process

Budgeting at SmugMug was a tangled mess, even after restructuring their departments. But things...

How the CFO of Masterworks used Cube to Forecast and Realize Their Unicorn Valuation

Learn how Nigel used Cube to keep Masterworks as lean as possible until the company was ready to...

How Kristina Uses Cube to De-stress her FP&A Process and Achieve Peace of Mind

1Rockwell no longer spends all their time closing the books, nor do they chase down data...

How this One-Person FP&A Team Helped Secure Another $131M in Funding for Novo

Learn how Novo's one-person FP&A team reclaimed their time and took control of their FP&A processes...

What's Rolling On? When is a Rolling Forecast Right for my Business?

A rolling forecast evolves with your business. It’s a living, breathing document that is always...

Not All Metrics are KPIs - Best Practices

If you have a 2-page list of “KPIs,” we’re calling them the wrong thing. Not all metrics are KPIs,...

What is Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) Software?

Financial Planning and Analysis Software allows a team to manage the financial planning, budgeting,...

What is Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) Software?

Financial Planning and Analysis Software allows a team to manage the financial planning, budgeting,...

How to do Cash Forecasting in a SaaS Business: The Complete Guide

For finance teams at SaaS companies, cash flow forecasting is fundamental to help executives manage...

Getting Buy-In for Your Next Finance Transformation Project

So you're ready to start a finance transformation project, but how do you convince your team that...

Scenario Planning: Move Beyond the Basics

Scenario planning is a method of forecasting and analysis that takes a variety of assumptions to...

Keep Your Best Customers: Track (and Control) Revenue Churn

Learn how to calculate, interpret, and improve your SaaS business's revenue churn in this quick...

LTV/CAC Ratio: Your Secret Technique to Measure Sales & Marketing ROI

How do you measure your sales spend? What do the numbers say about spending more on marketing? The...

[Template Included] Calculate + Improve Gross & Net Revenue Retention

Gross Revenue Retention (GRR) and Net Revenue Retention (NRR), sometimes called GDR and NDR, are...

Strategic Budgeting: Are You Getting it Right? A Guide for 2022

Strategic budgeting is a real time commitment and should be viewed as a project and be treated as a...

Top-Down or Bottom-Up Budgeting: Which Should You Use?

Top-down vs. bottom-up budgeting...which should you choose? As many with things, it depends. In...

[Updated] The 15 Best Financial Forecasting Software Tools for Budgeting & Planning (in 2022)

These top financial forecasting tools help make financial projections to predict and estimate the...

[Updated] The 15 Best Financial Forecasting Software Tools for Budgeting & Planning (in 2022)

These top financial forecasting tools help make financial projections to predict and estimate the...

To Grow or to Profit: The Rule of 40 Question

Evaluate your business's sustainability with the Rule of 40 by using profit margin and growth rate...

Cohort Analysis: Tell the Secret Story Behind the Numbers

Learn some simple cohort analysis techniques (like acquisition vs. behavioral cohorts) so that you...

Are Your Marketing Efforts Paying Off? Your Look at the CAC Metric

The Customer Acquisition Cost (CAC) metric calculates the sales and marketing costs it takes in...

The Definitive Guide to FP&A Software Implementation in 2022

When working on a financial implementation, it’s important to win and create a seamless transition...

SaaS Magic Number: The Single Most Important Growth Flag in SaaS

Your SaaS magic number is a powerful indicator of when it's time to grow. Learn how to calculate...

Cube Awarded Winter 2022 G2 Badges

Cube was awarded 4 G2 badges for the Winter 2022 season: Budgeting & Forecasting, Corporate...

Chart of Accounts: The Basics & Best Practices

Learn the basics and best practices to setting up and maintaining a chart of accounts for your...

The 6 Best Financial Management Software Tools for Businesses in 2022

If you’re not using modern financial management software, you don't have the most accurate view of...

The 6 Best Financial Management Software Tools for Businesses in 2022

If you’re not using modern financial management software, you don't have the most accurate view of...

What's the Difference Between a Plan, a Budget, and a Forecast?

While a company’s plan, budget, and financial forecast are often discussed in the boardroom, these...

Customer Lifetime Value (LTV): Quantify Your Customers (in Revenue)

Customer Lifetime Value (LTV) is an essential metric to for any SaaS business. In this blog post,...

In a New Finance Leadership Role? Here’s a Guide for a Successful First 90 Days

How should you prepare for a new role in finance leadership? Use this guide to set your team up for...

How to Speed Up your Annual Budgeting Process in 2022

Many businesses dread the annual budgeting process as the fiscal year comes to a close. However,...

The 13 Best Business Budgeting Software Tools in 2022

Business budgeting software is essential for any business looking to create budgets, forecasts and...

The 13 Best Business Budgeting Software Tools in 2022

Business budgeting software is essential for any business looking to create budgets, forecasts and...

Feel the Burn: A Guide to Gross Burn vs. Net Burn

Gross burn and net burn each contribute to a company’s understanding of how long the company can...

The 6 Best Cash Flow Management Software Tools in 2022

Cash flow management software tools manage the flow of incoming and outgoing cash flows within a...

The 6 Best Cash Flow Management Software Tools in 2022

Cash flow management software tools manage the flow of incoming and outgoing cash flows within a...

Quick Ratio vs. Current Ratio: The Quick Difference

Learn the quick difference between the quick vs. current ratio and when you best use each metric in...

Why I Joined Cube: A Product Person’s Perspective

Learn why Rob Baesman joined Cube was the VP of Product and what's next for Cube's growth, from a...

What is Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A)? A Guide for 2022

Financial Planning and Analysis, or FP&A, is the budgeting, forecasting, and financial analysis...

A Full Review of Adaptive Planning by Workday [2022]

This is a full, complete, and honest Workday Adaptive Planning review, formerly Adaptive Insights....

A Full Review of Adaptive Planning by Workday [2022]

This is a full, complete, and honest Workday Adaptive Planning review, formerly Adaptive Insights....

The 10 Best FP&A Software Tools: A Guide for 2022

Finance teams use FP&A software solutions to streamline and automate their work. Here's an overview...

The 10 Best FP&A Software Tools: A Guide for 2022

Finance teams use FP&A software solutions to streamline and automate their work. Here's an overview...

The Complete FP&A Software Evaluation Checklist for 2022

This is the most complete FP&A software evaluation checklist on the planet. In this guide, you'll...

How to Empower Non-Financial Executives to Understand the Numbers

Explaining financial numbers to non-financial executives can be a voyage riddled with rough waters...