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🎉 We’re proud to announce that we are SOC 2 Type 2 compliant! This significant accomplishment highlights our dedication to ensuring top-notch security and data privacy for all our customers. A heartfelt thank you to our partners, Prescient Security and Sprinto, for their crucial support throughout this journey. Their expertise helped us implement rigorous security measures and continuous monitoring practices. Kudos to our incredible team for their relentless effort and hard work. Together, we’re committed to delivering secure and reliable services. What’s more? We now have our own SafeBase Trust Center showcasing our security credentials to the public transparently. Learn more, here: https://trust.inkle.io #SOC2 #DataSecurity

❤️ Thank God it's Feature Friday! Give us a thumbs up if you've been loving this series. This Friday: We are introducing the Revenue Metrics widget on the Inkle Books dashboard. Here's why this is a game-changer: 📊 Stacked bar graphs and line charts summarising your monthly expenses, revenue and profit&loss is now available 🔢 Hovering over the bars gives you the exact figures associated with each variable 🧑💻 This widget lives on your dashboard, which means it's the first thing you see on the app, ideal for founders who want a quick financial breakdown Want to learn more? Book a demo now: https://www.inkle.io/ Which feature do you want us to cover next? Comment below.

{New pod 🎤} "𝐔𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲-𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐔𝐒-𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐚 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐩" This episode goes in-depth into various aspects of community-building as a US-India startup. We cover everything from should 0-to-1 founders spend time on community-building, what type of community-building initiatives to focus on, best practices from Airbase’s ‘Off the Ledger’ community of CFOs, how to drive tangible business outcomes from community events, and finally, some learnings on relationship-building in Silicon Valley as a US-India founder. Joining me for this discussion is Anand Krishna, Founder and CEO of Inkle. Inkle is an accounting and tax automation startup that serves hundreds of US companies. Before this, Anand founded LotusPay (backed by YC, acquired by Juspay) and Index (acquired by Niyo Global). Anand is one of the earliest India-based founders to be backed by YC and has been a huge connector in the Indian YC ecosystem. TIME STAMPS: (1:10) Anand and Inkle's backstory (3:47) Building the 1st-ever YC community in India (9:13) Stumbling into community-building as Inkle's GTM differentiation (11:17) Should 0-to-1 founders spend time on community-building? (13:55) [Case Study 1] 'Off the Ledger' - Airbase's community of CFOs (19:32) How should US-India founders choose which type of community-building initiative to focus on? (23:30) [Case Study 2] How Inkle's partnership with Brex resulted from community events (27:24) The remote hustle of India-based founders to drive US GTM (33:52) Importance of sustaining momentum in community-building to get compounding benefits (37:30) The secret sauce of relationship-building in Silicon Valley as a US-India founder YouTube - https://lnkd.in/gnhE-Fm9 Spotify - https://lnkd.in/gEPFhtdX Apple Podcasts - https://lnkd.in/gBDPuAQ5 An Operator's Blog - https://lnkd.in/g4gCkccn

🎉 Celebrating one incredible year at Inkle! 🎉 It’s been a journey filled with countless learnings and amazing opportunities. I started off as a marketing designer, contributing to social media posts and emailers. But it didn’t stop there. Early on, I pitched the idea of a complete website design revamp to our founders, and to my surprise, they put their faith in me and the team! With Deepak and Wayne by my side (honestly incredible people to work with), we took on this massive project and transformed the website in just a few months! 🚀 A special shoutout to our founders, Anand and Ranvir, for their constant support and encouragement. When I expressed my desire to switch to product design, they strongly encouraged me. They included me into the product team as well, where Vivekita taught and guided me every step of the way. Today, I’m thrilled to say that I’ve transitioned into a full-time product designer role at Inkle! 🎨💻 Grateful to everyone who believed in me and supported me throughout this journey. Excited for what’s to come! 💫 #CareerJourney #ProductDesign #Inkle

🧾 We've released a detailed, step-by-step guide on filing Form 1120 for your C-Corporation. It explains key sections of the form, including reporting income, deductions, tax computation, and balance sheet information. It also covers filing deadlines, extension options, and tips for accurate preparation to avoid penalties. Read now: https://lnkd.in/gUB9hJzR #TaxFiling #Form1120

I shared our full journey from college students to a YC-backed AI startup on the Inkle podcast! Last January, we were final year students at the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, when Y Combinator picked us up from Chennai, made us stop whatever we were doing, and dropped us in the heart of San Francisco to build a new startup. For a group of kids with no exposure to the professional world (we had literally never worked at a company before), the experience was life-changing for us. Listen to the full episode to hear our full journey! I touched on topics like ... 1️⃣ How did I meet my co-founders? 2️⃣ Who does what at Clueso? 3️⃣ How does San Francisco compare to Bengaluru? 4️⃣ How do we resolve co-founder arguments? ... and many more! Link in the comments below ⬇

From Indian Institute of Technology, Madras to Y Combinator: Akash's startup journey & pivot to Clueso (YC W23) with his co-founders, Neel and Prajwal is inspiring. 💪🏼 Founder Files Episode #1 was dropped yesterday. Watch here: https://lnkd.in/gyXf8Kxm #startup

🚀 The wait is finally over! We are thrilled to launch the first episode of Founder Files with Akash Anand, Co-Founder & CEO of Clueso (YC W23). Clueso (YC W23) is changing how companies create how-to articles and product videos. During the episode, Akash covered: > His Y Combinator journey and learnings > The pivot from Desklamp to Clueso (YC W23) > The moment that changed everything > Advice for young founders And much more! 🔗 Watch now: https://lnkd.in/gZPFhEPj Subscribe to Inkle on YouTube for future episodes. #Inkle #FounderFiles #YC #Clueso Ananya Khare Prajwal Prakash Neel Balar Anand Krishna Ranvir Singh

🎉 It's been almost a week since we announced that customers can pay for Inkle filings & services directly with Brex Reward Points! A collaboration that took weeks to roll out, go ahead and join our users who have redeemed their Brex Points seamlessly on our platform. With the October 15th tax filing deadline just over three weeks away, it's a perfect opportunity to file your Federal Taxes without dipping into your cash reserves. Get started- https://lnkd.in/gnmV5Ati #inkle #brex

Why Friday is the #1 day of the week: ❌ The weekend is here ❌ Friday night plans ✅ Feature Fridays This Friday? We're covering our Stripe Integration. This video shows how you can connect your Stripe account to Inkle Books in a single minute. By the end, you will be watching all your Stripe transactions stream in. It works like magic. Because it is. ✨ See you next Friday! #inklebooks #stripe #integration