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Why cash is king

BeyondVC

As he discusses in his blog post: Why I decided to pull our IPO filing. Consider the situation from a global perspective and follow it all the way to Wall Street. Yes, this is easier said than done, but when this happens you can do things like Bob Parsons , CEO of GoDaddy, recently did (via Techmeme )- pull his IPO. technology sector.

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a16z Podcast: Growth in Turbulent Times

Ben's Blog

But I also see founders who are in an amazing cash position, even though they’re not experiencing massive tailwinds, doing very aggressive things. And this really depends on where your cash position is, what the status of your investors is that, and how easy it is to go out and generate more cash if one of the extremes happens.

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Cracking The Code: The Bessemer 10 laws of SaaS - Fall 2008.

Cracking the Code

Keep up the blogging and web casts and we will keep listening and growing. Bessemer SaaS Law #1: Your key monthly business metrics are: CMRR (Committed Monthly Recurring Revenue), Churn, and Cash flow - “Bookings” is for suckers. Almost all businesses will look to go global at some point if they continue to grow.

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How to Improve Financial Metrics That Matter

Up and Running

If you’d like to learn more about financial metrics, check out the Sageworks Profitcents blog. Cash-assets ratio. The cash-assets ratio is a key measure of liquidity and one of several coverage ratios that tell creditors about a company’s likelihood of default. How to improve your cash-assets ratio.

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