​The First-Year Tax Mistakes That Cost Founders Runway is a Designli Academy Partner Session with Every: a live session where we bring in a trusted partner to share hands-on expertise with SaaS founders.

​Most first-year founders don't lose runway to bad ideas. They lose it to avoidable business mistakes, like mixing personal and business expenses, missing tax filing deadlines, or leaving R&D credits on the table.

​Join Every's Head of Tax, Nehemiah Davis, CPA, and Head of Marketing, Lyndi Thompson, for a practical look at the tax pitfalls that trip up early-stage startups and the simple habits that keep more cash in your business.

​What this session covers

• ​How to choose the right entity and set it up correctly from day one

• ​The first-year deadlines and filings founders often miss

• ​Credits and deductions early-stage founders can claim

• ​How smart tax habits can extend your runway

​Who is this for?

• ​Founders in their first year or two of running a startup, whether newly incorporated, recently raised a pre-seed or seed round, or bootstrapping

• ​First-time founders handling finances without a dedicated finance team or CPA

• ​Operators who want to avoid costly surprises before their first tax season

• ​Accelerator participants, solo founders, and early-stage teams preparing to fundraise

​You'll walk away with a clear checklist to protect your runway. Attendees will also get access to an exclusive offer from Every for the Designli community.

​Speakers

​Nehemiah Davis, CPA · Head of Tax, Every · LinkedIn

​Nehemiah is building Every's in-house tax function from scratch, covering corporate returns, R&D credits, and cross-border filings for early-stage C corps. Before Every, he was Senior Tax Manager at Fondo, advising startups on compliance and R&D tax incentives. Based in Dallas, he believes tax shouldn't be an afterthought: handled early, it's a lever for extending runway.

​Lyndi Thompson · Head of Marketing, Every · LinkedIn

​Lyndi has spent more than 15 years in the Seattle-area tech community and serves as a go-to-market advisor with Founder Institute PNW. She's passionate about helping early-stage founders build strong financial habits, from validating ideas before scaling to managing cash and runway from day one.

​Moderated by Carlos Sanabria, Partnerships Manager at Designli.

​Live on Zoom, around 1 hour including Q&A.
Can't make it live? Register anyway and we'll send you the recording.

​About Every

​Every is the AI-native finance and HR platform built for startups, bringing incorporation, banking, bookkeeping, taxes, payroll and benefits together in one place. Instead of juggling separate tools and providers, founders get the back-office foundation they need from day one so they can spend less time on admin and more time building their business.

​Learn more at every.io.

​About Designli Academy

​Designli Academy is where founders go to build software people actually pay for. Through Build, Grow, and Partner Sessions, we share practical playbooks from Designli's team and trusted partners.

​Learn more at designli.co/academy.

​By registering, your details will be shared with Designli and Every.