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“Victoria truly helped “break me in” as a CEO and startup founder. With her guidance, we’ve discovered the best routes to forming a business model according to the specific needs of my company. From monetization avenues to acquisition strategies and everything in between, Victoria patiently guided me and diligently crafted a meticulously laid-out plan and financial model I feel confident, even proud, to present to prospective investors, as it points to the breadth & scope of work we’ve accomplished together. Victoria is also extremely generous with advice, resources, and introductions. I currently work with a marketing team she introduced to me and I am very happy with them, as well.”

“Victoria is one of the smartest, and most talented financial analysts out there. She has created the financial models for 2 of my companies, to which we have raised over $20M using her financials and valuation reports. She is very professional and always makes you prove the assumptions:) She will always be a vital part to my businesses.”

“Victoria is a true expert in her field, with unparalleled knowledge of finance and financial modeling. In just three days, she fully grasped our strategy, pricing model, go-to-market plan, and cost structure, and developed a robust financial model that accurately reflects all the key data points. Her ability to ask the right questions and work seamlessly across time zones was invaluable. The result is a comprehensive financial model we can confidently present to any investor, backed by clear, logical assumptions at every step. We highly recommend Victoria to any startup founder in need of a financial model that not only impresses but also stands up to scrutiny.“

“We’ve been working on a PowerUp Coaching pilot together for quite some time together now and I could not have wished for a better partner and leader!
Victoria’s level or organization, commitment and drive are unmatched! She gets things moving on time, she makes sure things get done in the best possible way and for the success of all parties!
Victoria is one of the rare individuals who can turn vision into reality and on time and with any resources!
Plus she has a soul of an artist and working with her feels like an epic adventure!“

“Victoria and The Startup Station Team were absolute game-changers for Ovaterra. Victoria served as my right-hand CFO through fundraising, M&A, liquidity crises and more — always guiding the ship with calm, detail-oriented and strategic advice. I would recommend her and her team to any Founder or executive who needs a strategic, fractional CFO to guide your business to the next level.”

“Victoria, we raised $1.4M! It’s finally public. I just wanted to say thank you again for your help with our financials. You made our model sophisticated, and told a story our investors could understand. Your help and our sessions mean more to me than you know. Your human-first approach to something as intimidating as financials made a big difference. No one questioned our financials the entire fundraising process. Thank you so much for your help.”

“Victoria Yampolsky is THE essential tool for any startup looking to present a viable financial model! If you are a founder who, like me, lacks the business/finance background – YOU NEED HER. If you are looking to show your investors a serious plan for growth and capitalization – YOU NEED HER. Victoria’s thoroughness and dedication will ensure no stone goes unturned in the FOUNDATION of your BUSINESS. And to top it all, she explains everything with such calm & clarity, it is an absolute delight to be working with her.”

“I had the pleasure of working closely with Victoria as fractional CFO of our startup. Her expertise in business and financial modeling is truly exceptional. Victoria played a pivotal role in helping our company think through every aspect of our business, and her ability to create a comprehensive model was nothing short of impressive. She not only provided a clear plan for our future but also identified areas where we could improve and grow.

What stands out about Victoria is her exceptional ability to blend financial acumen with a deep understanding of business strategy. She made sure she truly and deeply understood our business and provided invaluable insights that enabled us to make well-informed decisions, optimize our approach and prepare ourselves to face different potential scenarios.

On a personal level, Victoria is a solid professional who brings dedication, attention to detail, and a genuine commitment to the success of the businesses she serves. I can’t recommend her more, if you are seeking for a financial expert with outstanding financial expertise and a strategic mindset, Victoria should be your go to person.”

“In business, and especially with startups, getting to a place of clarity around the business and financial models can be challenging even for the most experienced professional. Victoria brings the right mix of business and financial know-how and quickly understands the moving pieces. As such, she’s able to provide an excellent product, a deeper sense of understanding about the project based on its’ needs, and a sense of calm and assurance that the challenges faced will be dealt with in a way that drives growth.”

“Victoria is a rare find in the startup world. She’s brilliant with startup financial strategies and has this no-nonsense work ethic that proves to deliver results. Victoria worked with a participant of 2020 Startups, a startup founder, and within a couple of months the founder raised capital. Victoria has done several workshops and speaking engagements at 2020 Startups and is always insightful and held in the highest regard by the audience.”

“Building a financial model with Victoria and The Start Up Station for a mutual client was an illuminating experience!

She was able to quickly understand the many moving parts of the outdoor furniture & gear business, asking all the right questions to help the client refine their thinking, while taming masses of unruly data into a clear and detailed strategic model that the client can confidently use during fundraising. As we progressed through Victoria’s process, she added value at every turn, including identifying additional revenue streams, providing industry intelligence, and leveraging her years of startup experience to inform the project.

What sets Victoria apart is her presence of mind, dedication to the details, warm personality, and ability to make complicated concepts accessible regardless of your degree of finance background. I’m looking forward to working with her again in the future!”

“I was a student and client of Victoria through The Startup Station and cannot highlight enough how helpful the process was for our company in reaching our first funding milestone and personally for me. Victoria is a fantastic teacher and recommend her financial modelling courses to anyone. We also worked one to one to refine our company model/financial roadmap and I’m proud of my newly developed, ninja-level Excel skills. Paraphrasing from someone famous “Clarity trumps confidence any day of the week” and it’s what I feel from working with Victoria.”

“Victoria is trustworthy, knowledgeable and customer-focused startup strategic CFO. I’ve been impressed since day 1 with the responsiveness, thoroughness and overall professionalism of Victoria. According to the traditional scenario of almost all early stage startups, the founders are involved in all processes of the company formation. So I am no exception without having a financial education, without professional Excel skills – I nevertheless decided to build a financial model on our own. Honestly, it seemed impossible. But in the end, we did it in a total of 3 weeks. I want to express my deepest gratitude for professionalism and incredible talent to motivate all of our team members. Victoria has a unique ability to get into the essence of the business very quickly, to think very flexibly and innovatively – which is very important for our startup.

I never thought at all that numbers and formulas could be so entertaining!

Thank you so much, Victoria!”

“Victoria was a key advisor for Predictive People – as an early stage startup we had tons of questions and we needed professional guidance to sort them out. I am really glad we had her by our side to solve them all, ending with a solid business plan and financial projections. I can’t recommend her more, she’s professional, fast, empathetic, and incredibly smart, a true partner for any startup.”

“Victoria Yampolsky came highly recommended by a colleague of mine and I’ve been fortunate to work with her! She completed the valuation and the financial model for our startup, EnergyPoints. Her unique framework for modeling early-stage ventures allowed us to refine our business plan and use strategy and industry standards to credibly formulate assumptions. Victoria is a Columbia Business School grad and CFA, and her company, The Startup Station, has done 100s of valuations and has an impressive track record. She presented her valuation to two national banks with our accountant, and in both scenarios, she was praised by the level of detail that went into her extensive valuation. I can’t recommend her highly enough!”

“I had the pleasure of working with Victoria for building a working financial model for my business. Her expertise and acumen are not only impressive, but her personable nature made her a joy to work with as well. She was able to offer valuable insights and direction as we strategically built out a financial model, utilizing reliable data assumptions that translate to a usable document for my business. The result and end-product proved the value of both the time and monetary investment. I couldn’t recommend her enough as a resource for any entrepreneur looking to build out a financial model, financial roadmap and/or valuation of their enterprise.”

“Victoria is an amazing resource that every start-up should have. She is whip smart and diligent. We worked with her on the valuation of our company and she’s been an invaluable resource in refining our assumptions, revenue and expenditure models. If you think you understand the fundamentals of your own business model, talk to Victoria and get ready to learn so much more!”

“I have the greatest appreciation for Victoria’s contribution in analyzing financial trends and developing the monetization strategies for my business. She is not only an experienced financial analyst, but she is also very creative and gave my business many important suggestions. I felt comfortable and willing to reveal information easily, which helped make the valuation process easier. Victoria can see the big picture almost immediately, and at the same time she is a stickler for details. These attributes make her a perfect financial advisor and mentor for entrepreneurs. Further, Victoria, once given a task, is completely dedicated to it. She has a keen ability to process and synthesize information and make the right decisions, and she comes with the highest recommendation.”

“Victoria brought invaluable financial and business insights to our firm and early-stage clients. She was able to size up our mission and market, keenly discern several paths for future revenue and growth, then advise with both tactics and long-term support. Creative, analytical and with expert knowledge. If you’re looking for folks who deeply understand the entrepreneurship journey, pricing and revenue forecasting, this could be a perfect fit.”

“I’ve known Victoria for quite a number of years and I always told her that she is the best her generation has to offer. I am a “boomer” a few years ahead of her on life’s timeline. I’ve had the privilege of working with her on common projects and also having her as an advisor on others. She is incredibly smart, knows her financial stuff, is a good strategic thinker and is also very detail oriented (which is rare). She is not afraid to tell you what she thinks of your business model – even if it may not be what you want to hear. She is committed to helping you find the best path forward for your startup and to help you gain the much-needed perspective which can save you time and money. She is also very generous with her contacts and introductions. I am very honored to have her as a friend and business associate. I wish her the best of luck in all her endeavors.”

“We are a couple of engineers going through lot’s of trials and errors trying to launch our startup so meeting with Victoria was priceless in terms of getting a fresh unbiased perspective on our business model and getting advice on how to move forward.

I highly recommend Victoria to anyone who is interested in turning a startup idea into a successful business plan.”

“If you’re raising capital and want to shine when pitching to investors, I highly recommend you choose Victoria Yampolsky and the Startup Station as your resource for high performance results. Victoria is extremely well versed in all aspects of raising capital and the startup landscape. She provides clients with outstanding tools, applicable advice and thoughtful insights to support their fundraising efforts.

Best of all, she has the unique ability to share complex information in delicious, easily digestible portions. Victoria will leave you feeling confident about all your financial numbers and valuation, which will translate into a successful pitch to investors.”

“Victoria provided me with great knowledge for the financial projection and reviewed my pitch deck where she provided me with great pointers. She definitely is somebody I count as my inner circle of advisors and recommend her as the go to person for any start up.”

“Victoria really distilled down the financial model to the inputs that need to be discovered in order to determine business viability. Her attention to detail and experience show in taking those inputs and filling out the rest of the model. These are the real numbers that you need for investors.”

“Recently Victoria and I worked together on behalf of the same client. She is extremely knowledgeable, professional and helpful in explaining difficult concepts to people who do not have the same background as she does without making them feel uncomfortable. Her modeling expertise is outstanding along with her business insights and ability to provide valuable and necessary information in a well organized and logical manner to lenders and investors is essential in moving projects forward. Victoria provides business owners, lenders and investors with a realistic picture of the various considerations necessary to make informed decisions in regards to the funding and capitalization of companies. Victoria is a true professional and provides a great deal expertise and knowledge to companies looking to raise capital, and is an extremely valuable person to have on your team. I plan to continue to work with Victoria with our shared client and she would be first on my list of recommendations to other of my clients who could also benefit from her knowledge and skill.”

“Victoria gave us the confidence we needed to move forward with the finishing touches on a business concept we had spent more than a year developing. She impressed us with her remarkable insight, wisdom, and nimble ability to digest copious amounts of information. It’s apparent that she has a passion for helping others. I highly recommend meeting with her!”

“Victoria and I met via a mutual business contact. After a two hour chat over coffee and tea, we struck a great alliance of complimenting skills directed at startups. Soon after, Victoria and I worked on several projects together where I got to see her expertise up close. She comes prepared for every meeting. She brings a command of financing, valuations and business acumen that rivals any top management consulting executive. For startup entrepreneurs, she is the sherpa that can guide them to the summit of business success.”

“These workshops are extremely useful for all of us. Victoria is the kind of presenter/professional who inspires confidence. I’d recommend her to any startup trying to figure out how it needs to be organized, capitalized, and operated to have a good business model going forward. She focuses on fundamentals, which, too often, are sorely lacking in our ecosystem, and she knows her stuff backwards and forwards”

“Victoria’s courses are packed full of INCREDIBLY useful information and tools that apply to all levels of business. She is very knowledgeable with the material and able to explain complex finance topics eloquently (even to an engineer!). Courses are highly recommended!”

“Victoria has a lot of experience working with startups, and she knows startup ecosystem very well. The workshops are extremely useful. They will guide you how to build a better Financial Model for a pre-revenue company.”

“This is the second Startup Station class I’ve taken and as an early stage startup they’ve easily been the most valuable Meetups I’ve had”

“Victoria is very knowledgeable and explains complex topics in an easy understandable way. She took us through the financial modelling tool step by step based on a real life business idea. The model is not only crucial for planning, but also helped to sharpen go-to-market strategies! Highly recommended!”

“The materials really helped to solidify the lessons learned and provided an excellent resource to kick off our own financial model using the template.”

“I have taken several Startup Station’s courses with Victoria and I must say they are great! The topics and material Victoria goes through – I find it very very useful. You can tell Victoria has a lot of experience in the field. As an early startup, this is definitely the most valuable course I have tried so far, I highly recommend it!”

“I recently took “Startup Financing” and “Financial Modeling” courses, and they were incredibly helpful for a beginner like me. The material was very informative and thorough, and Victoria shared a lot of tips based on her real-life experience. I highly recommend signing up for The Startup Station’s courses. I can’t wait to learn the next steps!”

“Victoria knows the nuances of startup capital raising as well as go-to market strategic insights.”