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What is the Right Burn Rate at a Startup Company?

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Gross Burn vs. Net Burn. Burn rate in case you don’t know is the amount of money a company is either spending (gross) or losing (net) per month. (it Net burn is the amount of money you are losing per month. I often see companies burning $100,000 per month (net) looking to raise $6-8 million.

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Groupon's S-1: From Zero to Like? Billions in 30 Months ? AGILEVC

Agile VC

Founding Date: 2009. How They Make Money: Groupon keeps a share of the coupon value (typically 40-50%) as its net revenue (1). Revenue Growth: 2241% YoY (2010 vs 2009), 1357% YOY (Q1 2011 vs Q1 2010). in net revenue and passes $0.58 2010 Net Income: -$389M (net loss) (2). in net revenue and passes $0.58

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The @TWTFelipe Story – A Tale of US Visa Policy Gone Awry (#startupvisa)

Both Sides of the Table

They wanted to employ our entire team post acquisition. January 2009 where he said in a column on Tax Cuts for Teachers : “One of the smartest stimulus moves we could make would be to eliminate federal income taxes on all public schoolteachers so more talented people would choose these careers. You can imagine the complexities.

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Troubled media sharing startup Color Labs said to be acquired by Apple

The Next Web

Apparently, the technique worked as the deal is said to net everyone at Color, including investors, a return on the initial funding. They snagged Lala for $80 million in December, 2009. If true, and our sources are very well placed, the acquisition helps end a tumultuous period of Color’s existence.

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Cliff Notes S-1: Kayak ? AGILEVC

Agile VC

Now that Google’s acquisition of ITA is closed, following lenghty FTC review, it would appear Kayak is poised to proceed with their IPO in the coming months. =. Revenue growth: 51% YoY (2010), 1% YoY (2009), 131% YoY (2008). paying for travel data from ITA or others (customers acquisition spend is not included in COGS).

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Discussion Creation Among Bloggers - LinkedIn, Blogging and Discussion Groups

SoCal CTO

I have to say that it has netted far more than I would have thought. Technology Advisor Technology Roles in Startups Pricing Customer Acquisition Sunk Costs and More -. Mobile Internet Apple Facebook ► 2009 (32) ► December (3) Startup Software Developers Startup Software Development – Do Your Homework Be.

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Exit Activity Up 25% in 2010, as Signs Point to 2011 as "The Year of the IPO"

ReadWriteStart

514 companies achieved liquidity in 2010, netting $39.3 billion, a 25% increase in exits from 2009. That's a five-fold increase from the 8 IPOs that raised $903 million in 2009. M&A activity did drop off in the fourth quarter of the year, but overall it was ahead of 2009 as well, with 445 M&As raising $33.9

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