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Weekly Financial Standups
15-minute team meetings with 5-metric red/yellow/green reporting
Why It Works
Creates accountability through transparency, catches issues early, builds shared understanding of financial health across team
Prerequisites
Team of 3+ peopleMonthly burn over $50KDedicated finance communication channel
How to Execute
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Schedule same day/time weekly
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Use standardized 5-metric template
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Report in consistent format with visual status indicators
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Assign one specific action item per meeting
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Track completion and trends over time
When It Fails
When meetings become optional, format is inconsistent, or no action items are assigned and tracked
Real Example
“Monday morning standup: runway 47 weeks (yellow), burn vs budget (red), collections improving (green), MRR growth (green), CAC payback off target (yellow). Action: chase $45K in invoices by Friday.”