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Should Startups Care About Profitability?

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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. Stock option grants dilute your ownership in the company.

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How Great, Operationally-Focused CFO’s Can Transform Your Business

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They can show the projections on what this does to burn rate. than to have to deal with healthcare benefit options, vacation policies, health-and-safety regulations and so forth. Stock option top-ups after a few years are vital retention mechanisms. They can help you with pricing. Timing of cash payments.