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Michael Budnow

Questioner · DISC type c
Managing Director United Kingdom at Standard Ledger
📍 London, England, United Kingdom

Michael Budnow is the Co-Founder and Fractional CFO of Standard Ledger, specializing in helping startups with capital raising and international expansion. With a background from Goldman Sachs and PwC, he leverages his expertise as a chartered tax adviser, holding two Masters degrees and a law degree to guide founders.

He is passionate about supporting the startup ecosystem, having left the corporate world to pursue his own entrepreneurial interests. Michael dedicates time to mentoring and teaching, presenting workshops on finance and tax for startups at institutions like General Assembly and RMIT University, demonstrating a commitment to founder education.

To spearhead Standard Ledgers global growth, Michael recently relocated from Australia to the UK to personally lead the firms expansion.

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Experience
15 Years
Current Role
Managing Director United Kingdom
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
London, England, United Kingdom
Personality Overview

How Michael shows up

Value Seeker
Price-Sensitive
Systematic

It is quite likely of them to ask for pricing or other concessions. They generally do not appreciate an overfriendly approach and prefer to stay to-the-point. They prefer to analyze every situation thoroughly.


Priorities

Topics Michael cares about

International Expansion
He recently moved to the UK to lead his firm's expansion and frequently runs workshops for founders on scaling into the US and UK markets.
Startup Fundraising
Focuses on getting founders "investment ready" by ensuring their financial models, unit economics, and pitch deck numbers are clear and credible for investors.
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Career

Work history

8-2024
Managing Director United Kingdom
Standard Ledger
3-2023
Mentor
Techstars Tel Aviv Accelerator
10-2020
Member
Sydney Angels
1-2017 - 3-2018
Chief Financial Officer
Sydney School of Entrepreneurship
10-2016
Start Up Mentor & Judge for the New Enterprise Investment Fund
RMIT University
In the press

Media appearances

The Reality of Expanding to The UK Part One. Featured in Standard Ledger
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Education
2004 - 2007
Masters Degree
Monash University
Chartered Tax Advisor
The Tax Institute
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

c

Calculativeness (C)

Calculativeness (C) reflects the degree to which a person is likely to be cautious, systematic and analytical. Those scoring high tend to emphasise quality and accuracy.

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