Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

Tech IPO prices exploded and subsequent trading prices rose to dizzying heights as the stock prices became disconnected from the traditional metrics of revenue and profits. Startups wrote business plans, generated expansive 5-year forecasts and executed (hired, spent and built) to the plan. Then one day it was over. IPOs dried up.

Lean 335

Lean Burn Rate Startup IPO 335

Up and Running

APRIL 30, 2020

Each scenario combines the key numbers in the hypothetical case and explores the impact on the bottom line, and helps you define your cash burn rate and runway. Before I started my own business I was a market researcher, doing forecasts. Scenario analysis optimizes the combination of numbers and intuition.

Forecast 120

Forecast Balance Sheet Burn Rate Software Review 120

Berkonomics

JULY 1, 2021

Another of my stories, this time about a CFO in name only. 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. That person is not a bookkeeper, counting the past, but an expert at forecasting and control. first appeared on BERKONOMICS.

Balance Sheet 62

Balance Sheet Cofounder Cash Position Burn Rate 62

Up and Running

MAY 22, 2018

You’ll have to actually demonstrate that you’re generating revenue and increasing your client base. Say their name, age, gender, location, occupation, income level, interests, and so on. Demonstrating to investors that you have a handle on key business metrics as they relate to your business model and forecast is essential.

Exit Strategy 90

Exit Strategy Angel Investor Search Elevator Pitch 90