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What is the Right Burn Rate at a Startup Company?

Both Sides of the Table

I was reading Danielle Morrill’s blog post today on whether one’s “ Startup Burn Rate is Normal. I love how transparently Danielle lives her startup (& encourages other to join in) because it provides much needed transparency to other startups. ” I highly recommend reading it. Valuation.

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Why Startups Should Raise Money at the Top End of Normal

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2 preamble issues having read the comments on TC today: 1: I know that the prices of startup companies is much great in Silicon Valley than in smaller towns / less tech focused areas in the US and the US prices higher than many foreign markets. That’s the deal you get when you’re raising in a good market for startup financing.

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On Bubbles … And Why We’ll Be Just Fine

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I know that most people who are close to them tend to deny their existence, as we saw in the great housing bubble of 2002-2007 and the dot com bubble of 1997-2000. New investors hate down rounds. For others it feels like a two-speed economy, where rules apply to hot tech startups that don’t apply elsewhere.

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Capital Market Climate Change

Ben's Blog

If you run a startup and are currently raising money, you probably planned for a somewhat different fundraising environment than the one you find yourself in today. 3/30/2007: 22.6. Down rounds are bad and hit founders disproportionately hard, but they are not as bad as bankruptcy. Yes, we did a down round.

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What I *Would Have* Said at TechCrunch Disrupt

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Industry change allows the entry of newer players at earlier stages – It doesn’t take as much money to launch a startup anymore. So in the past we needed VC to really get a startup going. If you invest it in startups you’re a VC professional money manager. We all know that.

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Quote Of The Day

Altgate

@altgate Startups, Venture Capital & Everything In Between Skip to content Home Furqan Nazeeri (fn@altgate.com) ← Be Glad You Are An Entrepreneur! Why I Canceled My CO2stats Account → Quote Of The Day Posted on January 9, 2009 by fnazeeri We intend to continue forward and be very supportive of your down rounds this year.&#

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Capital Market Climate Change

Ben's Blog

If you run a startup and are currently raising money, you probably planned for a somewhat different fundraising environment than the one you find yourself in today. 3/30/2007: 22.6 Down rounds are bad and hit founders disproportionately hard, but they are not as bad as bankruptcy. Yes, we did a down round.