Meet Your Fractional CFO.
Turnkey financial consulting to drive your business.
SOLVING FOR (X)
Solve For (X) acts as your financial steward while driving growth, business strategy and enablement.
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Gain actionable insight from your financial data to make smarter, data-driven decisions that propel your business forward.
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Identify untapped revenue streams and profit-maximizing strategies through comprehensive financial analysis.
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Streamline your financial operations and workflows to free up valuable time, allowing your team to focus on what matters most.
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Distill complex financial data into easy-to-understand reports, empowering you to take full control of your financial health.
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Bring order to your financial data through meticulous clean-up and organization, making it easier to access, analyze, and act upon.
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Boost trust among investors, board members, and employees by maintaining transparent, accurate, and timely financial reporting.
FINANCIAL MODELING
FUNDRAISING SUPPORT
FORECASTING
INVESTOR SUPPORT
DASHBOARDS & VISUALIZATIONS
DUE DILIGENCE AND DATA ROOM
BOOKKEEPING
CAP TABLE
PAYABLES, RECEIVABLES & EXPENSES
BOD MEETING PREP
YOUR FRACTIONAL CFO
Stuart Bernstein is a highly accomplished operator with over 25 years of success in consumer goods and professional services sectors. His broad areas of expertise include commercial strategy, finance, and operations.
In his executive career, Stuart has held leadership positions at startups, lower middle market and Fortune 500 companies. As the founder of Solve For (X), he advises clients on business strategy, planning and development, capital raising, and scaling. In this capacity, he also mentors founders and teaches classes at 1871, the world’s #1 private business incubator.
Stuart obtained a B.A. in Philosophy and Psychology from Boston University. He has served on a number of boards and advisory councils and is a featured speaker at domestic and international events.
Our clients say…
Stuart was amazing to work with. He provided a financial and operational roadmap that was extremely detailed and easy to follow. He went the extra mile. Job well done!!!
Jeff Jones, San Francisco Distilling Co
Working with Stuart was great. He built a dynamic financial model and pitch deck for my SaaS business, and spent additional time helping me prepare for my investor pitches.
Joe Shemia, CEO of Arla AI
Stuart was committed to my business from day one. He did a ton of research to fully understand my business. At this point, he might even know it better than me!
Mike Horn, CEO of Power Up Factory
The financial model Stuart built is outstanding. It is easy for a non-finance person to use, and when I had questions, he walked me through step by step until I understood.
Mike Dresher, Founder of JogAlong
Stuart’s experience with a variety of industries was the hallmark of our success. Stuart is great to bounce ideas off of and truly understands business from the top down.
Deji Wesey, CEO of GoHard Energy Drink
Stuart is great to collaborate with. He is an incredibly dynamic thinker-both high level and actionable. I learned a lot from him and our partnership was extremely productive.
Jennifer Brisman, Founder & CEO of VOW
