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Aleksandar Stojanovic

Fractional Tech CFO | Writer behind the Startup Finance | Dad x3

Financial Metrics

5 ways to fix your burn multiple

Jan 17, 2026

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5 min read

5 ways to fix your burn multiple

(Most founders look at the wrong lever)

Aleksandar Stojanovic
Aleksandar Stojanovic

Financial Metrics

ARR: The metric investors actually care about

Jan 3, 2026

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5 min read

ARR: The metric investors actually care about

(And why it’s more than just a big number...)

Aleksandar Stojanovic
Aleksandar Stojanovic

Financial Metrics

📈 ACV explained: the metric most SaaS teams misuse

Dec 27, 2025

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6 min read

📈 ACV explained: the metric most SaaS teams misuse

(And why it quietly breaks pricing, sales & growth decisions)

Aleksandar Stojanovic
Aleksandar Stojanovic

Financial Metrics

Accrued vs Deferred Revenue (Most SaaS Teams Get This Wrong)

Dec 20, 2025

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5 min read

Accrued vs Deferred Revenue (Most SaaS Teams Get This Wrong)

(And why it quietly breaks your forecasts if you ignore it)

Aleksandar Stojanovic
Aleksandar Stojanovic

Revenue, ARR and MRR

3 Simple Frameworks to Predict Future Financial Health

Dec 6, 2025

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6 min read

3 Simple Frameworks to Predict Future Financial Health

(Why high backlog doesn't always mean good news)

Aleksandar Stojanovic
Aleksandar Stojanovic

Revenue, ARR and MRR

📈 4 steps to fix your Pipeline Coverage Ratio

Nov 29, 2025

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7 min read

📈 4 steps to fix your Pipeline Coverage Ratio

(Most SaaS teams get this wrong...)

Aleksandar Stojanovic
Aleksandar Stojanovic

Revenue, ARR and MRR

📈 5 Cohort Insights That Transform SaaS Retention

Oct 26, 2025

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6 min read

📈 5 Cohort Insights That Transform SaaS Retention

(Most SaaS teams stare at churn... and miss the truth.)

Aleksandar Stojanovic
Aleksandar Stojanovic

Revenue, ARR and MRR

📈 5 levers to fix your Contribution Margin (before it kills your scalability)

Oct 19, 2025

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6 min read

📈 5 levers to fix your Contribution Margin (before it kills your scalability)

Most SaaS founders obsess over gross margin. That’s a mistake.

Aleksandar Stojanovic
Aleksandar Stojanovic

Revenue, ARR and MRR

💰 The #1 EBITDA tweak SaaS founders overlook

Oct 11, 2025

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7 min read

💰 The #1 EBITDA tweak SaaS founders overlook

(And how it changes your valuation overnight)

Aleksandar Stojanovic
Aleksandar Stojanovic

Revenue, ARR and MRR

📈 5 metrics SaaS founders must track beyond ARR

Oct 4, 2025

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7 min read

📈 5 metrics SaaS founders must track beyond ARR

(If you stop at ARR & MRR, you’re missing the full story)

Aleksandar Stojanovic
Aleksandar Stojanovic

Headcount

📊 5 Workforce Metrics Every SaaS Should Track

Sep 27, 2025

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7 min read

📊 5 Workforce Metrics Every SaaS Should Track

(Most teams get these wrong...)

Aleksandar Stojanovic
Aleksandar Stojanovic

Headcount

📈 16 retention metrics every SaaS should track (before morale tanks)

Sep 20, 2025

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7 min read

📈 16 retention metrics every SaaS should track (before morale tanks)

(Plain-English formulas, smart benchmarks, and what “good” looks like.)

Aleksandar Stojanovic
Aleksandar Stojanovic

Headcount

📊 5 hidden labor cost factors draining your budget

Sep 13, 2025

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10 min read

📊 5 hidden labor cost factors draining your budget

(Most CEOs miss #4 completely)

Aleksandar Stojanovic
Aleksandar Stojanovic

Headcount

📈 10 Headcount Metrics to Run a Lean, Happy Org

Sep 6, 2025

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9 min read

📈 10 Headcount Metrics to Run a Lean, Happy Org

(Dashboards, formulas, benchmarks & real examples you can steal today)

Aleksandar Stojanovic
Aleksandar Stojanovic

Headcount

5 steps to stop undercharging for your team’s time

Aug 9, 2025

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5 min read

5 steps to stop undercharging for your team’s time

(And finally charge what you’re worth.)

Aleksandar Stojanovic
Aleksandar Stojanovic

Headcount

Accrued Payroll: What SaaS Founders Need to Know

Aug 2, 2025

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8 min read

Accrued Payroll: What SaaS Founders Need to Know

(Finally understand accrued payroll—without the headache.)

Aleksandar Stojanovic
Aleksandar Stojanovic

Cash Flow & Expenses

EBITDA Got You Confused? 😵‍💫

Jul 5, 2025

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6 min read

EBITDA Got You Confused? 😵‍💫

Let’s make it super simple in just 3 minutes.

Aleksandar Stojanovic
Aleksandar Stojanovic

Cash Flow & Expenses

Net Income Demystified (Yes, Finally!)

Jun 22, 2025

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6 min read

Net Income Demystified (Yes, Finally!)

Your SaaS profits decoded - no jargon, I promise!

Aleksandar Stojanovic
Aleksandar Stojanovic

Cash Flow & Expenses

🔥 Net Burn Rate: How Fast Are You Losing Cash?

Jun 14, 2025

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7 min read

🔥 Net Burn Rate: How Fast Are You Losing Cash?

(The startup survival metric explained clearly—finally!)

Aleksandar Stojanovic
Aleksandar Stojanovic

Cash Flow & Expenses

I’m spilling my secrets 👀 (Expense Dashboards 101)

Jun 7, 2025

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8 min read

I’m spilling my secrets 👀 (Expense Dashboards 101)

(Why dashboards trump spreadsheets every single time)

Aleksandar Stojanovic
Aleksandar Stojanovic

Cash Flow & Expenses

Gross vs. Net Profit: The REAL difference

May 24, 2025

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7 min read

Gross vs. Net Profit: The REAL difference

(and how it impacts your SaaS growth)

Aleksandar Stojanovic
Aleksandar Stojanovic

Cash Flow & Expenses

📊 Is your Gross Margin good enough?

May 17, 2025

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6 min read

📊 Is your Gross Margin good enough?

(Here’s how SaaS leaders keep more cash...)

Aleksandar Stojanovic
Aleksandar Stojanovic

Cash Flow & Expenses

📈 How to Master Your DPO (and strengthen SaaS cash flow)

May 3, 2025

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6 min read

📈 How to Master Your DPO (and strengthen SaaS cash flow)

(Smart cash management = scaling faster)

Aleksandar Stojanovic
Aleksandar Stojanovic

Cash Flow & Expenses

📊 6 strategies to improve SaaS cash flow

Apr 12, 2025

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8 min read

📊 6 strategies to improve SaaS cash flow

(Plus: 60% off everything for 48 hours 🎉)

Aleksandar Stojanovic
Aleksandar Stojanovic

Cash Flow & Expenses

Master Your SaaS Cash Flow

Mar 30, 2025

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5 min read

Master Your SaaS Cash Flow

(Cash is king, especially now...)

Aleksandar Stojanovic
Aleksandar Stojanovic
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