VC Adventure

MARCH 17, 2022

With the markets down significantly, financings (at least at the later stages) slowing down, and inflation and interest rates on the rise, perhaps now is a good time to talk about your burn rate. Hopefully, you took advantage of the robust financing markets of the past few years to put some money on your balance sheet.

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Balance Sheet Burn Rate Valuation Metrics 121

Up and Running

APRIL 22, 2020

They want to understand your burn rate and cash runway to see how likely you are to pay back the loan, and in a crisis, a hit in sales, revenue, and overall cash flow can help prove that you were affected by COVID-19. If your cash flow history is inconsistent or mismanaged, take steps now, even in a crisis, that shows an upward trend.

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SBA Forecast Software Review Business Plan 139

Mucker Lab

MAY 28, 2020

These lost startups land higher valuations, have larger teams, outsource more product development and spend more money on customer acquisition than their peers. More and more investors have begun to shun high burn rates. Before you indulge in marketing, sales and blinged-out offices, find product-market fit.

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Startup Cofounder Burn Rate Technical Review 78

The Next Web

DECEMBER 2, 2013

Could $100,000 and the right developer skills make you an overnight billionaire? With mobile development agencies and product incubators on the rise and more corporate “labs” spinning out each day, there’s no shortage of talent to help you build the next great Web or mobile app. But a good developer could make it quicker.”.

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Cost San Francisco New York City Ruby 168

ReadWriteStart

JULY 9, 2023

For instance, if you are developing a unique technology, you better patent it. Pricing is something many founders struggle with because newbie entrepreneurs may set random prices for their product instead of calculating the proper numbers or calculating with finance professionals. A true leader is a visionary and a goal-setter.

Intellectual Property 122

Intellectual Property Startup Burn Rate Metrics 122

Feld Thoughts

SEPTEMBER 16, 2011

Since SayAhh is in the pre-launch development stage, the company doesn’t have any revenue yet. A company at this stage could also face product development costs from consultants if they decided to outsource product development. This resulted in an annualized burn rate more in the neighborhood of $55,200 ($4,600 * 12).

Balance Sheet 125

Balance Sheet Fractional CTO Burn Rate Salary 125

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 2, 2015

What I love about my job is getting to see teams of super-early-stage companies develop ideas that while raw have potential to make an impact on the market. A great finance leader is on top of your numbers with such precision that you don’t have to worry about it. They can show the projections on what this does to burn rate.

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Operations Metrics Early Stage Non-Compete 150

ReadWriteStart

APRIL 30, 2020

Many fail because they fail to keep their burn rate in check and then run out of investors who are willing to fund their operations. They treat their startup’s burn rate like it’s etched in stone. The latter group also tends to spend every waking moment in the pursuit of lining up new financing.

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Burn Rate Management Startup Early Stage 107

This is going to be BIG.

MARCH 1, 2010

It’s often some combination of the idea not being big enough to sustain a venture exit or the company just not being appropriate for venture financing. My company was not well executed enough to achieve venture capital financing—and that wasn’t the city’s fault, it was mine. I was there, too. They’re not “dumb Wall Street money”.

New York City 113

New York City New York Startup Burn Rate 113

Professor VC

JULY 22, 2009

The burn rates of my portfolio companies is certainly top of mind right now, but thats not what this post is about. Since Im not a fan of any of those genres, I have been looking forward to the release of his latest work, Burn Rate. I also teach Entrepreneurial Finance at San Jose State. ProfessorVC. Steve Bennet.

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Burn Rate San Jose Silicon Valley Angel Investor 28

Berkonomics

MARCH 30, 2010

Fixed overhead for salaries, rent, equipment leases and more make up the majority of the “burn rate” (monthly expenses) for most companies. There is an art to efficient management of a process, whether that is the process of bringing a product to market from R&D to production or developing a new product’s launch program.

Silicon Valley 85

Silicon Valley Burn Rate Angel Investor Down Round 85

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

Here are some observations I have from this exposure: If a company moves from strength-to-strength with predictable outcomes, easy financings, low staff turn-over, limited competitive threats then the composition of the board probably doesn’t matter as much. What are the kinds of difficult tasks that need to be solved by boards?

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LP Startup Burn Rate Stock Options 269

techcrunch.com

FEBRUARY 26, 2013

He knows how to advise entrepreneurs on hiring/firing, running teams, managing funding, when/how to control burn rate, and making other tough management decisions in the real environment of startups. Good board members also bring different skills and points of view, developed though years of experiences (and failures).

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Burn Rate Hiring Engineer Entrepreneur 87

YoungUpstarts

MARCH 30, 2018

It’s at a stage of its development that comes just before a huge growth spurt. As the founder of your startup, you’re responsible for its finances. Though you can expect any startup to have a burn rate at first, it should lessen with each quarter. Don’t follow their lead.

Silicon Valley 133

Silicon Valley San Francisco Founder Burn Rate 133

ReadWriteStart

JANUARY 27, 2011

And, oh by the way, we also really like the idea of the 1M/1M entrepreneurs building valuation and negotiating leverage through these business development efforts, instead of signing off large chunks of their company in form of equity early on. The game has started getting some traction already, and has a good virality index.

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Dilution Revenue Finance Entrepreneur 114

View from Seed

OCTOBER 15, 2014

Examples of housekeeping include the following list, though not every item will appear every time: Finance: Cash out date, burn rate, 409A valuation, cap table, common/preferred stock dashboard. Finance is mission critical, for instance – it just appears on a recurring basis.

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Seed Stage Cap Table Metrics Burn Rate 331

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 13, 2013

I got a job at a bank, and I worked in their corporate finance group. We had a finance group for all of the bank branches based in San Diego, and I wrote programs to download stuff from the mainframe so we could do analysis three days faster than they could send us the data. Comp sci in the 80s was terrible. He seems nice enough.”

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Cofounder Technical Cofounder San Diego Startup 337

Steve Blank

FEBRUARY 22, 2010

How do we finance the company, etc. If you are following Customer Development , the answer is easy. Regardless of your type of business model you should be tracking cash burn rate, months of cash left, time to cash flow breakeven. Filed under: Customer Development , Durant versus Sloan. Who are our partners?

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Balance Sheet Startup Burn Rate Metrics 298

Up and Running

APRIL 2, 2020

Instead, start with the quick and easy lean business plan , to help you map out your business and financing activities over the next few months. Also, for your crisis plan, be sure that you know your burn rate and runway , which is how quickly you are using up your cash reserves and how long you have before you run out of cash.

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Forecast Salary Business Plan Balance Sheet 157

VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 6, 2011

R&D outside SV is normally cheaper, so it helps you keeping your burn rate low. That being said, there are plenty of opportunities in developing markets like Russia and China, and people who are bold enough to take that level of risk will certainly have access to more a larger number of potential homeruns than we have in the US.

Silicon Valley 104

Silicon Valley Startup Seed Stage Delaware 104

OnlyOnce

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

of companies growing out of the startup stage to cell development in small organisms. Your developers will have to speak with potential customers; your accountants will have to give advice on product direction; and the born salesperson on your team will need to put the phone down a few hours a day and set up a new employee’s computer.

Burn Rate 71

Burn Rate Leadership Search Curation 71

Steve Blank

JUNE 1, 2011

As customer and agile development reinvent the Startup, it’s time to ask why startup board governance has not kept up with the pace of innovation. 3) An experienced board brings an extensive network of customers, partners, help in recruiting, follow-on financing, etc. There are none so blind as those who will not see. Jonathan Swift.

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Silicon Valley Business Model Venture Capital Balance Sheet 290

Steve Blank

JUNE 1, 2011

As customer and agile development reinvent the Startup, it’s time to ask why startup board governance has not kept up with the pace of innovation. 3) An experienced board brings an extensive network of customers, partners, help in recruiting, follow-on financing, etc. There are none so blind as those who will not see. Jonathan Swift.

Silicon Valley 258

Silicon Valley Business Model Venture Capital Balance Sheet 258

Professor VC

NOVEMBER 14, 2011

I'm curious as to your current thoughts on it, given the recent developments. in fees is a hefty transaction fee considering company will still have legal and other fees on the financing. I also teach Entrepreneurial Finance at San Jose State. February 11, 2012 11:00 PM. Daniel Sisson. Interesting views on crowdfunding.

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SEC San Jose Angel Investor Accredited Investor 54

Professor VC

APRIL 7, 2011

This will also serve as a good pointer for all the entrepreneurs who ask why I am not interested in their company led convertible note financing round. This can make it much more difficult to get any bank financing, new investment, and trade credit. In cases where it is truly a bridge financing (i.e. Steve Bennet. at 1:33 PM.

San Jose 36

San Jose Technical Review Angel Investor Valuation 36

OnlyOnce

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

of companies growing out of the startup stage to cell development in small organisms. Your developers will have to speak with potential customers; your accountants will have to give advice on product direction; and the born salesperson on your team will need to put the phone down a few hours a day and set up a new employee’s computer.

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Burn Rate Leadership Search Curation 48

Up and Running

OCTOBER 1, 2014

Nelson has some tips: Know your burn rate. And this isn’t just for your business, but as many startup founders know, your personal finances can matter just as much (especially if you aren’t profitable yet). Unfuddle allows development teams to easily collaborate on product management.

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Bootstrapping Cofounder Portland Burn Rate 107

Professor VC

SEPTEMBER 26, 2011

I take CFO roles in early stage companies and participate on the management team during the early financings and business model development phases. I also teach Entrepreneurial Finance at San Jose State. Can Entrepreneurship Be Taught? ► October. (1). Watch Out for the Red W(h)ine. ► September. (1). ► July. (1).

Technical Review 38

Technical Review Early Stage San Jose Angel Investor 38

Early Growth Financial Services

MARCH 26, 2013

But you can ready your company by focusing on your finances first. Consider the following suggestions to help you to refocus your company development in a thoughtful and calculated way: Understand how growth will impact your cash burn. Your burn rate … Continue reading →

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Burn Rate Startup Business Model Finance 53

Professor VC

APRIL 1, 2010

One comment made by Jason was that angels tend to be less sensitive than VCs on valuation and can potentially make it difficult to get a venture financing done at acceptable valuation. Labels: Angel Investors , fundraising , term sheets , venture capital , venture financing. I also teach Entrepreneurial Finance at San Jose State.

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Term Sheet Angel Investor San Jose Venture Capital 32

Professor VC

OCTOBER 11, 2010

link] We are developing a software technology that works on the web using cloud computing to build software 100X faster and reduce bugs and cut costs. I take CFO roles in early stage companies and participate on the management team during the early financings and business model development phases. October 18, 2010 2:41 PM.

Social Network 28

Social Network Networking Software Review San Jose 28

Professor VC

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

I take CFO roles in early stage companies and participate on the management team during the early financings and business model development phases. I also teach Entrepreneurial Finance at San Jose State. Can Entrepreneurship Be Taught? ► October. (1). Watch Out for the Red W(h)ine. ► September. (1). ► July. (1).

Technical Review 38

Technical Review San Jose Angel Investor Silicon Valley 38

Professor VC

JANUARY 27, 2008

The spring semester of my Entrepreneurial Finance class starts tomorrow. We will also look at a variety of financing methods including venture capital, angel investing, licensing, franchising, roll-up, venture debt and my old favorite, bootstrapping. Labels: entrepreneur , entrepreneurial finance course , venture capital.

San Jose 28

San Jose Technical Review Angel Investor Venture Capital 28

Professor VC

APRIL 11, 2008

Not to worry, I was busy working on closing the Series B financing for iControl Networks. I started working with the founders of iControl at the concept stage, prior to the first $100K of angel financing. Labels: CFO , home security , M and A , venture capital , venture financing. Steve Bennet. at 10:22 AM. Email This BlogThis!

San Jose 28

San Jose Angel Investor Venture Capital Balance Sheet 28

Professor VC

DECEMBER 18, 2008

Some have developed working prototypes, while others are still at the concept stage and only on posterboard. Here are a few of the budding entrepreneurs that I chatted with at the event: Jeff Gibboney, a graduate mechanical engineering student, developed a battery operated skateboard for cruising to school or work. ► October. (1).

San Jose 28

San Jose Silicon Valley Technical Review Angel Investor 28

Professor VC

JANUARY 27, 2011

I take CFO roles in early stage companies and participate on the management team during the early financings and business model development phases. I also teach Entrepreneurial Finance at San Jose State. Can Entrepreneurship Be Taught? ► October. (1). Watch Out for the Red W(h)ine. ► September. (1). ► July. (1).

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Technical Review Due Diligence Silicon Valley San Jose 31

BeyondVC

DECEMBER 10, 2009

So first and foremost, I let him know that while it was nice to have a well thought out spreadsheet, that the most important thing was getting the product developed and the right team in place. While many SAAS companies may collect cash monthly or quarterly, some collect annual fees by offering discounts by paying upfront.

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Churn Rate Burn Rate Startup Metrics 112