Founder Interview Video
How Ardius Automated R&D Tax Credits for Startups Before Exiting to Gusto (Interview with Founder Josh Lee)
Chapters
- 0:00Introduction and Overview of Ardius
- 0:23Josh Lee's Background at Ernst and Young
- 0:45Founding Ardius in 2018
- 1:04Serving the VC Portfolio as First Clients
- 2:26Going Full Time and Mucker Capital's Encouragement
- 3:33Mucker Seed Check and Ordermark as First Client
- 4:53Fee Model: Percentage of Tax Savings
- 5:44Early Tax Savings Milestones in 2018 and 2019
- 7:35Capital History: Seed and Convertible Note
- 8:12Investors in the Convertible Note Round
- 9:36Team Size at Acquisition
- 13:28Revenue at Time of Sale
- 13:42Why Gusto Was the Right Exit Partner