Steve Blank
SEPTEMBER 5, 2018
These bubble startups were actually guessing at their business model and did premature and aggressive hype and early company launches and had extremely high burn rates – all predicated on an IPO to raise more cash. Startups with huge burn rates – building leases, staff, PR and advertising – ran out of money.
Steve Blank
MARCH 17, 2020
The questions every startup or small business CEO needs to ask now are: What’s my Burn Rate and Runway? Burn Rate and Runway. To answer the first question, take stock of your current gross burn rate i.e. how much cash are you spending each month. What does your new business model look like? How do you know?
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Both Sides of the Table
SEPTEMBER 29, 2009
High burn-rates fueled by over investment – One of the most damning things that happened to the start-up markets in 97-00 and 05-08 was the overfunding of technology companies. Bu when you start to worry that the world is ending (as it seemed it was in late 2008 / early 2009) you tend to get worried about large burn rates.
The Next Web
JANUARY 22, 2014
This would indicate that founders are generally being sensible with their bank balance, watching their burn rate closely and not taking more out until there’s more coming in. The closest tie between founder salary and another datapoint was found in revenue. Founder age and salary.
Professor VC
JULY 22, 2009
The burn rates of my portfolio companies is certainly top of mind right now, but thats not what this post is about. Since Im not a fan of any of those genres, I have been looking forward to the release of his latest work, Burn Rate. ► 2008. (14). ProfessorVC. The last blogger in Silicon Valley. Steve Bennet.
Both Sides of the Table
OCTOBER 14, 2015
” It goes like this: What is your net burn rate? What is your revenue growth rate and what does this imply about your number of months of capital remaining? We have an entire generation of startup founders who don’t have muscle memory from getting their burn rates back into shape from 2008/09 or 2001-2005.
Up and Running
MARCH 26, 2020
Here’s a true story, a real-world example, from the last recession: When the big recession hit in 2008, companies with business plans and good business planning process were able to adjust to the drop much more quickly than their competition. Sales dropped suddenly.
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