Burn Rate Management Revenue Stock Options 
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? Look for examples of similar companies and revenue multiples achieved from acquirers.
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? Look for examples of similar companies and revenue multiples achieved from acquirers.
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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? Look for examples of similar companies and revenue multiples achieved from acquirers.
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? Look for examples of similar companies and revenue multiples achieved from acquirers.
crowdSPRING Blog
OCTOBER 10, 2014
Stock option questions startup employees should ask | Business Insider – crowdspring.co/1n8lUje. Refocusing the Startup Burn Rate Debate | OpenView Blog – crowdspring.co/1n8paLq. 44 engineering management lessons – crowdspring.co/1x7TVkf. ” – crowdspring.co/1slKVZ2. 1vyIl0B.
Both Sides of the Table
JUNE 17, 2017
It was a stock option incentive related “expense” but I bet you didn’t know that because in an era where we only read the headlines — they must be a train wreck losing billions. They don’t want high burn rates but they will never fund slow growth. You need to understand the “quality” of the revenue.
www.paulgraham.com
APRIL 28, 2010
And if trouble withinvestors is one of the biggest threats to a startup, managing themis one of the most important skills founders need to learn. There never has to be atime when you have no revenues. At Viaweb we managed to raise $2.5 Apparently our situation was not unusual. VCs are more likely to requirevesting than angels.
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