Æthos Lunch and Learn at CIC

​ÆTHOS LUNCH AND LEARN

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​Session Description - Strategic Finance for Technical Founders

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​This session is a practical masterclass for early-stage founders who know how to build products but want to learn how to use their capital effectively.

​In this 40-minute session, Milan will cover:

​-The essential finance questions every founder must answer

​-How to spend to learn, not just to build

​-Simple methods to track runway and plan cashflow

​-How to strategize your fundraising and plan your first finance hires

​The session will provide tactical advice and frameworks to help founders extend their runway, avoid common mistakes, and build a foundation for Seed or Series A readiness.

​Speaker Bio - Milan D. Erdos

​Milan D. Erdos is a finance and operations leader with over a decade of experience in the Berlin tech scene, supporting Delivery Hero, Contentful, and Klang Games through different stages of their scaling journeys. His main expertise lies in VC-backed startups, scaling from Series A to D, all the way to unicorn size. He has led $40M+ funding rounds, managed large cash balances, and driven ERP implementations, internationalization, and subsidiary incorporations. Milan is highly experienced in investor relations, business partnering, financial storytelling, and building scalable business systems and infrastructures. He studied finance at HEC Paris and business administration the University of Passau, and is passionate about building the Berlin tech ecosystem.