Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 22, 2020

From my perspective as an investor, I recommend that every founder needs to know the answers to these questions, be open and honest in answering them thoughtfully, and without making excuses: What is the current runway and burn rate? One more key employee or one more investor will probably not turn the situation around.

Technical Review 436

Technical Review Due Diligence Sweat Equity Burn Rate 436

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 18, 2023

From my perspective as an investor, I recommend that every founder needs to know the answers to these questions, be open and honest in answering them thoughtfully, and without making excuses: What is the current runway and burn rate? One more key employee or one more investor will probably not turn the situation around.

Sweat Equity 207

Sweat Equity Burn Rate Technical Review Intellectual Property 207

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 10, 2016

From my perspective as an investor, I recommend that every founder needs to know the answers to these questions, be open and honest in answering them thoughtfully, and without making excuses: What is the current runway and burn rate? One more key employee or one more investor will probably not turn the situation around.

Sweat Equity 120

Sweat Equity Burn Rate Technical Review Intellectual Property 120

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 8, 2015

From my perspective as an investor, I recommend that every founder needs to know the answers to these questions, be open and honest in answering them thoughtfully, and without making excuses: What is the current runway and burn rate? One more key employee or one more investor will probably not turn the situation around.

Technical Review 120

Technical Review Due Diligence Sweat Equity Burn Rate 120

ReadWriteStart

JULY 9, 2023

They impact fundraising, hiring, intellectual property rights and patents, and many more things around starting and running a business. Interestingly enough, some founders even shy away from charging for their product. There are a lot of things to be nervous about for both investors and employees.

Intellectual Property 122

Intellectual Property Startup Burn Rate Metrics 122

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 16, 2013

If you really want to impress a startup founder as a potential employee, or you want to be a smart investor, you need to know the right questions to ask. My advice to founders out there is to not volunteer too much, but be open and honest in the face of direct questions like the following: What is your burn rate and runway today?

Due Diligence 253

Due Diligence Sweat Equity Intellectual Property Burn Rate 253

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 2, 2012

If you really want to impress a startup founder as a potential employee, or you want to be a smart investor, you need to know the right questions to ask. My advice to founders out there is to not volunteer too much, but be open and honest in the face of direct questions like the following: What is your burn rate and runway today?

Due Diligence 244

Due Diligence Sweat Equity Burn Rate Intellectual Property 244