About Harry
Harry is the Founder of Rubric Financial. He holds an MBA from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and a master's degree in computer science, with decades of experience across finance and technology.
At Rubric, Harry leads fractional CFO and advisory engagements — helping small business owners and individuals translate their books into clear decisions. His work covers cash flow planning, owner and lender reporting, pricing and margin analysis, M&A and exit readiness, and business valuation.
Harry also leads our sister practice, StartupCFO.ai, which serves venture-scale startups with the same partner-led model.
Guides by Harry
Fractional CFO
When Does a Small Business Need a Fractional CFO?
Bookkeepers record. Accountants close and report. CPAs file. None of them help you make the next decision. That's what a CFO does.
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Reading Your P&L: What Owners Should Actually Look For
The numbers your accountant hands you each month. Here's how to read past the gross totals to the signals that matter.
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Building a 13-Week Cash Forecast
The single most useful financial tool for a small business. Not a budget, not a P&L — a weekly cash projection you actually use.
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Pricing Analysis: Cost-Plus vs. Value-Based
Most owners price by adding margin to cost. The good ones price to the value the customer gets. Here's how to tell which approach fits.
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Business Valuation Methods Explained
Three approaches — income, market, asset — and how appraisers reconcile them into a single defensible number.
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Buy-Sell Agreement Valuation: What You Need to Know
When a partner exits, the buy-sell agreement decides the price. If the valuation method isn't right, the deal falls apart.
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Estate and Gift Tax Valuation Discounts
DLOM and DLOC discounts can reduce the taxable value of a transferred business interest by 30–50%. Here's how they work and what survives IRS scrutiny.
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