Burn Rate Finance Operations Technical Review 
YoungUpstarts
MAY 19, 2016
Think of a tech startup the same way. Forty-six percent of those cases fall short due to issues of “incompetence,” which can allude to any type of structural snafu. Speaking intelligently about your company’s current (and future) performance means regular check-ins with your finances. Use burn rate as an example.
David Teten
NOVEMBER 26, 2019
Sean Colrock, Director of Client Partnerships at Wiss & Company , suggests at a minimum you track: cash on hand; fume date; and burn rate. due to inflation, salary increases) to maintain margin in an environment of downward pressure on prices. Successful agile budgeting requires modern technology.
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Feld Thoughts
NOVEMBER 18, 2013
Here’s the punchline: if you run your company as if you have closed a VC equity financing round even though you actually closed a convertible debt round, you’ll be in much better shape when it comes time to raise your Series A financing. One of them used to be a lead developer at [insert hot consumer tech company here].
Both Sides of the Table
SEPTEMBER 29, 2009
High burn-rates fueled by over investment – One of the most damning things that happened to the start-up markets in 97-00 and 05-08 was the overfunding of technology companies. Bu when you start to worry that the world is ending (as it seemed it was in late 2008 / early 2009) you tend to get worried about large burn rates.
Professor VC
DECEMBER 18, 2008
This team had a working prototype of the first solar powered wetsuit using nano-solar technology. Here are a few of the budding entrepreneurs that I chatted with at the event: Jeff Gibboney, a graduate mechanical engineering student, developed a battery operated skateboard for cruising to school or work. How Much Diligence is Due.
Professor VC
JUNE 6, 2008
The 6-year firm survival rate was 60% for dead founders and 61% for live founders, while the average Operating Return on Assets was 6% for dead founders vs. 8% for live founders, but neither are statistically significant (Hvilde 15). How Much Diligence is Due. I also teach Entrepreneurial Finance at San Jose State.
Professor VC
NOVEMBER 19, 2009
The business environment is much more complex today, and the hopeful entrepreneur need to understand more of the environment in which they will operate. How Much Diligence is Due. 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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