You're a founder in the pre-seed to seed stage. You're still handling finance yourself, and nobody on your team owns it full-time, which felt fine until recently. Something's starting to feel off.

Maybe you can't answer a runway question without opening three different spreadsheets, or your bookkeeper nods along but never actually helps you plan ahead.

Sound familiar? Deep down, you know "I'll sort this out later" is starting to look like an excuse, not a strategy. This session is built for exactly that moment.

Join us live on Thursday, November 12, 2026 at 11:00 CET.

This is the first of four sessions running through 2026 and 2027. Each one builds on the last, so the earlier you join, the more you'll get out of the ones that follow.After the session, you'll get a downloadable checklist to work through on your own. Can't make it live? You'll get the recording too.

Luc Schmitt is partner at F.INSTITUTE, working with tech companies navigating the step from early-stage to serious growth. He spent years as a financial manager and CFO, and knows the demands of that role from the inside: from the first investor conversations to the complexity that builds as a company starts to scale.

At F.INSTITUTE, he combines that hands-on experience with strategic financial advice for founders who want control over their runway, their metrics, and their next round.