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Is the Lean Startup Dead?

Steve Blank

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.

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The Virus Survival Strategy For Your Startup

Steve Blank

The questions every startup or small business CEO needs to ask now are: What’s my Burn Rate and Runway? What does your new business model look like? 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.

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ProfessorVC: Burn Rate

Professor VC

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.

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ProfessorVC: How Much Diligence is Due.

Professor VC

There are so many unknowns at this stage and the only known is that the business model is going to change at least once, or in the current most overused term in the Silicon Valley, there will be a "pivot". ► 2008. (14). The written style is very prompt and the highly practical manners. work at home. ► September. (1).

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ProfessorVC: Card Counting for Investors

Professor VC

2008. (14). I take CFO roles in early stage companies and participate on the management team during the early financings and business model development phases. . ► September. (1). Survey says VC's invest on Gut Instinct. ► July. (1). ► May. (1). Can you start a company on $10K? ► March. (1).

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ProfessorVC: Man Camp

Professor VC

Thursday, November 13, 2008. This got me thinking about the business model that Mike Keiser has built at the resort and a lecture began to form in my head. cant wait to go back, which is clearly goal #1 in the list of critical success factors if anyone is still following the business model tangent. ▼ 2008. (14).

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ProfessorVC: Why didn't I think of that??

Professor VC

Thursday, December 18, 2008. Some result from years of work and/or education while others are a result of trying to identify a unique solution to a consumer or business problem. Many entrepreneurial programs feature a business plan competition, which is a great exercise. ▼ 2008. (14). ProfessorVC. ► July. (1).