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5 Keys To A Viable Spending Rate And Cash Management

Startup Professionals Musings

Of course, their answer is that the second intends to get to market faster, but every engine has limits regardless the fuel applied. This could equate to two technical founders (with a minimal salary), funding two developers for a year. Use social media for early marketing. Social media is not rocket science.

Burn Rate 258
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5 Ways To Conserve Investor Cash And Ensure Survival

Startup Professionals Musings

Of course, their answer is that the second intends to get to market faster, but every engine has limits regardless the fuel applied. This could equate to two technical founders (with a minimal salary), funding two developers for a year. Use social media for early marketing. Social media is not rocket science.

Burn Rate 310
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5 Keys To Minimizing The Burn Rate For Your Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

Of course, their answer is that the second intends to get to market faster, but every engine has limits regardless the fuel applied. This could equate to two technical founders (with a minimal salary), funding two developers for a year. Use social media for early marketing. Social media is not rocket science.

Burn Rate 223
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6 Reasons To Disclose Your Startup Idea Before Commit

Startup Professionals Musings

They become walking public relations machines for themselves, as well as their idea. I’m not proposing that anyone promise things that they don’t intend to deliver, but it’s time that founders switch to start selling their product before they build it, rather than believing the old adage of “if we build it, they will come.”

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Investors Measure Entrepreneurs By Cashflow Mileage

Startup Professionals Musings

Of course, their answer is that the second intends to get to market faster, but every engine has limits regardless the fuel applied. This could equate to two technical founders (with a minimal salary), funding two developers for a year. Use social media for early marketing. Social media is not rocket science.

Burn Rate 262
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The Secret History of Minnesota Part 1: Engineering Research Associates

Steve Blank

The story starts with a company you probably never heard of – Engineering Research Associates. While unique for the time, this public-private partnership was in-line with the wartime experiment of Vannevar Bush’s OSRD – using civilians in universities to develop military weapons. Why Minneapolis/St. Parker agreed to invest.

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5 Steps To Maximizing Your Startup Cash Flow Runway

Startup Professionals Musings

Of course, their answer is that the second intends to get to market faster, but every engine has limits regardless the fuel applied. This could equate to two technical founders (with a minimal salary), funding two developers for a year. Use social media for early marketing. Social media is not rocket science.

Burn Rate 120