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.

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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. Well, our VP Operations at Fliqz, Daniel Marcus , dabbles in creating writing and music when not managing our data center. ProfessorVC. The last blogger in Silicon Valley. Wednesday, July 22, 2009.

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Burn Rate San Jose Silicon Valley Angel Investor 28

Professor VC

SEPTEMBER 26, 2011

Ive written previously about Right Side Capital Management (RCSM) , the latest in my post earlier this year, " How Much Diligence is Due. " (Full disclosure: I am an investor and adviser in RCSM.) Can't wait until you have some actual portfolio results to analyze and compare against Cambridge returns. September 27, 2011 5:51 PM.

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Technical Review Early Stage San Jose Angel Investor 38

Professor VC

APRIL 7, 2011

However, using portfolio theory, your losers are going to far outnumber your winners, so taking half or more of the gains out of the winners will have a big impact on the overall returns. I take CFO roles in early stage companies and participate on the management team during the early financings and business model development phases.

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San Jose Technical Review Angel Investor Valuation 36

YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 19, 2016

by Shawn Overcast , managing director at gothamCulture. While you absolutely need to keep an eye on earnings and burn rate, human capital is ultimately the fuel that makes the machine run. Talent development can even strengthen a company’s investment portfolio. Shawn Overcast is managing director at gothamCulture.

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Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 15, 2020

Actually keeping the company in business, having it have a sustainable business model, having it pull in the funds that it needs to keep going, that's actually not a greedy thing to do. So anyone in your portfolio, or anyone that you've been talking to have an example of something like that, or impressed you with something?

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Dallas Employee Government Social Media 68

Professor VC

APRIL 11, 2008

I personally enjoy the earliest stages and building a portfolio of start-ups and entrepreneurial teams. I take CFO roles in early stage companies and participate on the management team during the early financings and business model development phases. The cheerleader role isnt all bad. Can Entrepreneurship Be Taught?

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San Jose Angel Investor Venture Capital Balance Sheet 28