Balance Sheet Burn Rate Forecast Management 
Up and Running
APRIL 30, 2020
” It’s been a favorite management tool of mine since my time as VP for a market research firm, and it’s a method I used for decades growing a software company from zero to well over $10 million in annual sales. Before I started my own business I was a market researcher, doing forecasts. How to conduct a scenario analysis.
Berkonomics
JULY 1, 2021
First, the VC’s ordered that the company ramp its burn rate (monthly losses in cash) to over $800,000 a month, which I could not fathom. We members of the board never saw, (never asked) and the CFO never mentioned the balance sheet and cash position. For me this was nuts. The moral is simple. .
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Berkonomics
DECEMBER 18, 2014
First, the VC’s ordered that the company ramp its burn rate (monthly losses in cash) to over $800,000, which I could not fathom. We never saw, and he never mentioned the balance sheet and cash position. So those expenditures were not reviewed by the board which had not been given a balance sheet to examine.
Up and Running
APRIL 2, 2020
If you’re looking for a place to start, I suggest focusing on effectively managing your cash flow. Specifically, if you have an ongoing sales forecast , and expense budgets linked to that forecast, then you have instant visibility for making quick adjustments to sudden change. . H ow to do a sales forecast.
Both Sides of the Table
MARCH 30, 2016
If you want to see what was on my mind – I started foreshadowing change publicly in October 2015 with a forecast of what I expected in 2016 VC funding markets at a presentation I gave at the annual Cendana VC/LP conference hosted by Michael Kim. The company has rediscovered frugality and knows the value of a strong balance sheet.
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