Founder Resources

Practical finance guidance, without the jargon.

Use the interactive tools freely. Downloadable PDF editions ask for a name and email so WGF can send future founder resources.

Guides

Answer the questions that shape runway.

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How to Calculate Burn Rate

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Why Founders Get Denied for Funding

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How to Pay Yourself as a Founder

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The First 90 Days of Startup Finance

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Interactive + PDF

Founder Finance Survival Kit

Calculate runway, work through setup checkpoints, and prepare for funding conversations. The tools are free and ungated; only the print-ready PDF asks for contact details.

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WGF Group · 2026
Survival
Kit
Five founder finance tools
Research

The Burn Report 2026

Four billion-dollar startup failures and the warning signs founders can detect earlier.

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WGF Group · 2026
The Burn
Report
$15B+ raised · 4 failures