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What is the Right Burn Rate at a Startup Company?

Both Sides of the Table

I was reading Danielle Morrill’s blog post today on whether one’s “ Startup Burn Rate is Normal. Danielle goes through some commentary from Bill Gurley, Fred Wilson and Marc Andreessen about burn rate and then goes on to discuss her own burn rate and others publicly weigh in.

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Starting Startups - Startups and angels: Along the way to success

Tim Keane

  A low burn rate is a pearl of great price.    It provides lots of options that high burn rates take away.    A low burn rate is a pearl of great price.    It provides lots of options that high burn rates take away.  October 2012.

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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. ► 2012. (1). ProfessorVC. The last blogger in Silicon Valley. Steve Bennet.

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10 Reasons for a Startup to Skip Outside Investors

Startup Professionals Musings

Based on the latest Startup Environment Index from the Kauffman Foundation and LegalZoom, personal money, or bootstrapping, continued to be the primary startup funding in 2012. Focusing on the burn rate and prioritizing every possible expense will keep overhead down, help you stay lean, and achieve a higher profit earlier.

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Why Content Favors the Old (Entrepreneur)

pandodaily.com

by Sarah Lacy on February 26, 2012. While a 21-year-old with no mortgage, no girlfriend and a low-burn rate may have nothing to lose, a 40-year old with a career, a mortgage and kids has everything to lose. link] February 27th, 2012 | Category: Entrepreneurship [.]. pandodaily.com/2012/07/18/the… 2 hours ago.

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Your startup is loved locally, but how do you expand it globally?

The Next Web

Airbnb’s experience shows how local engagement strategies such as these do not have to increase a startup’s burn rate considerably. But no matter the strategy you take in expanding your startup there is always going to be an inherent level of high capital burn.

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ProfessorVC: Card Counting for Investors

Professor VC

2012. (1). Can't wait until you have some actual portfolio results to analyze and compare against Cambridge returns. September 27, 2011 5:51 PM. Post a Comment. Newer Post. Older Post. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Twitter Updates. Blog Archive. ► January. (1). Rebuild our Inner Cities one Venture at a time?