Articles on financial planning, reporting, modeling and the decisions behind the numbers.
Ireland’s SaaS Boom in 2026 Irish enterprise software and SaaS start-ups are entering 2026 with remarkable momentum. According to ThinkBusiness.ie, the ecosystem is scaling rapidly across AI, cloud infrastructure, and data analytics. Global investors…
Read article ↗For years, Irish SaaS startups grew in a forgiving climate. Venture capital was abundant, valuations were generous, and “growth at all costs” often worked. That world has shifted. Venture funding is still available in…
Read article ↗Brookfield Asset Management is in talks to buy Yes! Communities — a manufactured housing landlord — from Singapore’s GIC in a $10B+ deal. At first glance, it’s just another mega real estate transaction.But look…
Read article ↗Spreadsheets have powered finance for decades. They’re fast, flexible, and familiar. But here’s the paradox: the same tool that gives leaders confidence often sabotages the very decisions they need most. In this article, we’ll…
Read article ↗In finance, the phrase “best practice” sounds safe. Proven. Reliable. But in FP&A, following best practices can be the fastest way to fall behind. Here’s why—and what to do instead. The Trap of “Best”…
Read article ↗Every finance team has a favorite “one big number.” EBITDA. Net Income. Free Cash Flow. It feels decisive—like you’ve cracked the code. But here’s the problem: that number might be the biggest lie in…
Read article ↗The Mirage of Accuracy We’ve walked into boardrooms where the FP&A model was defended like holy scripture. Cell after cell of formulas, error-checks coded like landmines, a 97% “accuracy rate” held up like a…
Read article ↗What Are the Hidden Breakpoints in SaaS Financial Models? Most SaaS forecasts don’t implode because of bad math—they fail because of unmodeled breakpoints. The model looks clean. The CAC slide works. Revenue curves are…
Read article ↗What Are the Most Common Forecasting Errors SaaS Founders Make? SaaS forecasts rarely collapse from bad spreadsheets. They collapse because the inputs—the ones everyone thought were obvious—don’t hold up. Before a CFO joins, founders…
Read article ↗Why Operational Assumptions in SaaS Financial Modeling Break Forecasts Most SaaS forecasts fail before they begin—not because of bad math, but because of unexamined operational assumptions. The model isn’t broken. It’s just blind. We…
Read article ↗Why SaaS Forecasts Keep Breaking (And What Capacity Has to Do With It) Most SaaS forecasts don’t fail because of bad math. They fail because the business was never actually able to deliver what…
Read article ↗Why Financial Models Break (Before the Numbers Do) Most forecasts don’t fail because your CAC was off by 2%. They fail because something nobody tracked—like late enablement, internal misalignment, or approval drag—slowed the business…
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