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Today’s show:

Kruze’s Scott Orn joins Jason to discuss navigating potential ERC fraud (00:45), expected year one spend for startups (11:54), importance of accounting from Day 1 (15:22), and more! 

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Time stamps:

(0:00) Kruze’s Scott Orn joins Jason.

(0:45) Navigating Employee Retention Credit (ERC) and spotting fraud, and the importance of CPA expertise

(9:01) The difference between building software and R&D

(11:54) Expected year one spend for startups

(15:22) Importance of accounting from day 1

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Measuring a company's book value is a classic practice among investors seeking to understand how much a firm's actual assets are worth. But what happens when a firm's assets are not things like buildings, factories, and land, but intangible assets, such as intellectual property and brand value? How does that change the task of analyzing a company's intrinsic worth? On this episode, we speak with Michael Mauboussin, Head of Consilient Research at Counterpoint Global (part of Morgan Stanley) about valuing these assets, and how investors can use this information to get a better read on their investments.

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