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Tanya Brooks

Senior Correspondent

Tanya Brooks covers Small Business, Business News and Strategy.

Articles by Tanya Brooks

Chart of a four-year vesting schedule with one-year cliff and departure point

Founder vesting is where good breakups are decided years early

Tanya Brooks

Startup team touring a large company office with a host

The acquihire math nobody explains until it's your company

Tanya Brooks

Home-office founder at kitchen table beside an empty modern office

Bootstrap or raise? The 2026 math changed the answer

Tanya Brooks

Founder reviewing cap table and vesting documents at a whiteboard

Second-time founders raise easier and exit smaller — sometimes

Tanya Brooks

Chart of founder salary versus funding stage with downturn reset

Founders take the pay cut first now — and investors are watching

Tanya Brooks