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What is the Right Burn Rate at a Startup Company?

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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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Are Business Plans Still Necessary?

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portfolios. Don’t know the running rate for engineers? I won’t need to hire many engineers or customer support staff. Too aggressive about the rate of customer adoption? You might then slow down your burn rate or raise more money. Cisco and others went out to fill out their Web 2.0

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Twitter Link Roundup #238 – Small Business, Startups, Innovation, Social Media, Design, Marketing and More

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Refocusing the Startup Burn Rate Debate | OpenView Blog – crowdspring.co/1n8paLq. 44 engineering management lessons – crowdspring.co/1x7TVkf. 7 Rules of Perfect Portfolio Websites – crowdspring.co/YTR0jA. Stock option questions startup employees should ask | Business Insider – crowdspring.co/1n8lUje.

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Startup Grind Turns the Tables on Mark Suster

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You know, the weird thing, Derek, and I should probably let you speak some time, but I was deeply technical when I went into Andersen consulting, and I got paid much less than engineers who graduated, because I had a degree in economics. They paid engineers $4,000 more entry-point. Engineering vs. non-engineering. [00:10:32]

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3 Ways To Ensure Your Startup Has A Top-Notch Team

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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.

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Out of the Crisis #2: Mark Cuban on putting people first, the Dallas Mavericks, and what we'll want on the other side

Startup Lessons Learned

Human talent, marketing, engineering, R&D. 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? So conversely in a crisis, the really key inputs that allow companies to grow get cheaper. Everything gets less expensive. MC : Especially now, yeah.

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Why Co-Founders Are a Startup's Biggest Liability | The Startup Lawyer

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Before I bring in any principals I will have the company all set up, some engineering done and patents pending. Before I bring in any principals I will have the company all set up, some engineering done and patents pending. He obviously never launched a startup and got shafted by a co-founder. Will (should) they insist on it?