Seeking Financial Architects
To Map Blueprints
We are not looking for outsourced bookkeepers or traditional full-time CFOs.
We seek a strategic partner who understands SaaS economics, leverages capital, and helps us navigate risks on our global journey.
01. The Historical Lesson: The 1776 Prototype of SaaS
In the 18th century, James Watt invented the steam engine, but its high price discouraged mine owners. In dire straits, his partner Matthew Boulton designed a genius business model:
"We do not sell machines; we provide machines and installation for free. We only charge 1/3 of the fuel costs you save."
This move transformed a one-time transaction into 25 years of recurring revenue. Boulton was not selling iron; he was selling "efficiency," essentially levying an "efficiency tax" on the industrial system.
This is the origin of the SaaS model.
Today, we are doing the exact same thing. We do not sell raw compute (that is too expensive); we provide "offline intelligence" and "data assetization" services, helping users convert dormant data into assets. The financial partner we seek is not here to balance today's ledger, but to design this "future taxation system."
02. Our Current Status
Sinbad AI™ is an AI productivity tool company committed to a Day 1 Global perspective.
We hold core technical barriers and adhere to a "hardcore technology" and "asset-light" path. In this capital winter, we are in no rush to raise funds, but we intensely desire highly efficient capital allocation.
03. Strategic Enigmas for You to Solve
I do not need you to file expense receipts (we have automated tools). I need your help to crack the following "Financial & Strategic Paradoxes":
- Capital Game: How to design an anti-fragile cash flow structure without relying on VC? How to leverage operating cash flow and debt (tech loans) to support high-intensity R&D?
- Pricing Model: How to design a value-based rather than cost-based pricing system like Boulton, making users feel we are helping them generate wealth rather than taking from them?
- Cross-Border Compliance: Facing users across 100 countries globally, how to design a compliant, low-tax-burden payment and settlement architecture (Stripe / Lemon Squeezy)?
- Metric Translation: How to translate dry financial statements into actionable operational maps like LTV, CAC, and MRR to guide product iteration?
04. Why Tongzhou?
We are rooted in the Beijing Municipal Administrative Center (Tongzhou District), home to municipal administrative centers and a future hub for the digital economy.
Policy dividends and financial support (such as green channels for tech firms) are accelerating here. We need a partner who understands policy and financial tools to capture these dividends.
05. The Profile We Seek
- Dual Background: Ideally Big Four or boutique firm background with deep SaaS industry comprehension.
- Geographic Coordinates: Beijing (Tongzhou / CBD preferred). We need face-to-face whiteboarding to deduce cash flow models.
- Independent Spirit: Tired of being a cog in big corporations, eager to build an anti-fragile financial system from 0 to 1.
06. Returns and Covenant
I cannot offer investment-banking-level hourly rates, but I offer you a ticket to the future:
- Minimal Activation Fee: Sincerity retainer covering communication costs.
- Outcome-Oriented Bounty: High commissions linked to successful financing or tax planning execution.
- Virtual Equity (VEU): Long-term revenue rights directly tied to company valuation growth. We share not only current returns, but future dividends.
The essence of business is creating value; the essence of finance is measuring value. If you see the commercial logic behind this blueprint through these words and are confident in building a solid financial skeleton for this structure, then it is time to meet.
- No Cliches: Do not send generic resumes or bookkeeping quotes.
- Thought Submission: Briefly state your practical views on "SaaS Early Financial Compliance" or "Tech Enterprise Debt Financing" in your email (a few sentences demonstrating your level).
- Verification Note: Mention the code "Divide the Cake" in your subject or body.
"Great wealth is not in buying and selling, but in waiting and holding." — Charlie Munger