Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 28, 2014

I was reading Danielle Morrill’s blog post today on whether one’s “ Startup Burn Rate is Normal. Danielle goes through some commentary from Bill Gurley, Fred Wilson and Marc Andreessen about burn rate and then goes on to discuss her own burn rate and others publicly weigh in.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 31, 2019

But “fundraising debt” comes into the picture when you raise too much too early, diluting your business at the beginning of the venture, with no real plan or unrealistic projections for how your business will scale. This also applies in acquisition conversations.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 17, 2017

They don’t want high burn rates but they will never fund slow growth. The first company represents a normal software company that sells its products directly (either via sales staff or directly off of the internet). This is precisely why large Internet categories often produce “winner takes most” outcomes.

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ReadWriteStart

JANUARY 27, 2011

I have discussed at length why revenue sharing channel deals may serve as perfectly fine alternatives to raising equity (or even complements) because of their non-dilutive nature. Jeff has managed to keep his burn rate very low thus far, and a slow and steady crafting of the business is working nicely. Note, I said, validated.

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thestartuplawyer.com

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

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