Feld Thoughts

NOVEMBER 18, 2013

A month later, another email update goes out to the investors – the team has decided to pivot based on feedback and they are super excited about the new direction and once they have the product updated to capture the new, bigger opportunity, it’s going be great. The team wants to make a little more progress first.

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Berkonomics

AUGUST 10, 2017

Fixed overhead for salaries, rent, equipment leases and more make up the majority of the “burn rate” (monthly expenses) for most companies. Email readers, continue here…] In the technology sector where I most often play, extended unplanned software development cycles account for the majority of these corporate failures.

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crowdSPRING Blog

OCTOBER 10, 2014

12 free email marketing templates for small businesses | Econsultancy – crowdspring.co/1nSfwgB. Refocusing the Startup Burn Rate Debate | OpenView Blog – crowdspring.co/1n8paLq. MailChimp has created a beautiful Email Design Guide – crowdspring.co/1r2d81q. React – crowdspring.co/1yHa1WB.

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crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 19, 2014

What’s the Best Time to Send Email Newsletters? What’s the Best Time to Send Email Newsletters? Are startup burn rates out of control? What’s the Best Time to Send Email Newsletters? Small Business Tips: 5 More Great Online Tools (Have I Mentioned These Before?) – crowdspring.co/1y6EixS.

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Feld Thoughts

SEPTEMBER 16, 2011

Dick’s friend Samir, who is hoping to land a job with Sayahh, agreed to put together several static landing pages and email collection forms. This resulted in an annualized burn rate more in the neighborhood of $55,200 ($4,600 * 12). Once these were up Dick launched several AdWords campaigns to test customer interest.

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crowdSPRING Blog

DECEMBER 12, 2014

Don’t Get Burned by Your Burn Rate – crowdspring.co/159KKrk. How Amazon Dominates E-Commerce With Email Marketing | Vero Email Marketing Blog – crowdspring.co/1pYxXRv. When You Give Your Team a Goal, Make It a Range – crowdspring.co/1yINX9Z. 13 Things Startup Founders Aren’t Thankful For – crowdspring.co/1B6KrdY.

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 2, 2009

The key contributors to an out-of-control burn rate is 1) hiring a sales force too early, 2) turning on the demand creation activities too early, 3) developing something other than the minimum feature set for first customer ship. And most startup code and features end up on the floor as customers never really wanted them. Now In Print!

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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. Email This BlogThis! ProfessorVC. The last blogger in Silicon Valley. Steve Bennet.

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Tim Keane

DECEMBER 14, 2009

  A low burn rate is a pearl of great price.    It provides lots of options that high burn rates take away.    A low burn rate is a pearl of great price.    It provides lots of options that high burn rates take away.  Signup for email updates.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

What should the cash burn rate of the company be and how long of a cash runway should the company maintain? Some board members spend all of their time in the meeting on electronic devices doing email or even checking social media. What are the kinds of difficult tasks that need to be solved by boards? I’ve seen both quite a bit.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 18, 2016

Our last thoughts on the VC funding markets heading into 2016 was published here and I followed up with a little more context on the resetting of the venture industry , some thoughts on how startups are valued and how to think about burn rates at startups. We figured this “wisdom of the crowds” would yield some insights.

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Berkonomics

APRIL 16, 2020

FINANCIAL: Do you have twelve to eighteen months of cash to cover your “burn rate” now and as you recover? Email readers, continue here… ] DURING THIS CRISIS: Having no plan is like having a bad plan. Rent and other fixed costs continue, even when revenues have dried up – a fatal combination. Everything will recover.

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Up and Running

OCTOBER 7, 2019

Many startups focus on growth (instead of profits) and often need to track KPIs that may be different from those used by established businesses: Burn rate : indicates the company’s negative cash flow or how quickly it’s spending money. Activation rate: measures how many visitors are engaging with your website or app.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 17, 2019

Startups are regarded for their embrace of industry disruption, all the while constantly trying to limit their burn rate and conserving their capital for future growth. Marketing: startup style. Marketing for startups means marketing for efficiency. Brands today are advertising less but producing content more.

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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. Email readers continue here.] There is a relationship between time and money that is more complex than most managers think.

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Startup Lessons Learned

MARCH 27, 2009

The full formula works like this: runway = cash on hand / burn rate # iterations = runway / speed of each iteration Very few successful companies ended up in the same exact business that the founders thought theyd be in (see Founders at Work for dozens of examples). Were talking PayPal -sized variations. Want to learn more about me?

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Feld Thoughts

AUGUST 14, 2014

Rather than pay attention, I drifted to email which I hadn’t been on all day. I’m totally comfortable with you running hot at an $xxx net burn rate for the balance of the year. You get to run the board meeting however you want. I was annoyed with my lack of clarity on what you were looking for.

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Berkonomics

JULY 1, 2021

Email readers, continue here…] I was an early board member of a company that subsequently raised over $30 million in venture money following the angel rounds which I led, which themselves amounted to $6 million. A week after the board meeting, the CFO emailed the board that the company was only weeks from having no cash in the bank.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 23, 2017

You have cash in the bank, a monthly burn rate and a “cash out” date that few in the company truly comprehend. Your back-channels should be subtle and should be truthful but it helps you to avoid having to send 5 reminder emails to a VC yourself. When you run a startup you’re always on borrowed time.

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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 7, 2009

O problema é que, devido à grande estrutura criada por antecipação e o consequente nível das despesas (burn rate), a Startup fica com pouco tempo e agilidade para iterar e descobrir o que estava de errado no plano. Isso sem mencionar que, dependendo do problema, em alguns casos fica bastante difícil “voltar atrás&#.

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philipsmith.typepad.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

a year burn rate and your equity is worthless due to numerous recapitalizations and bridge loans from investors then either you don't get it or I'm stupid to do it. Someone in my network forwarded an email to me from a recruiting firm that is quite active in the Valley. Name and email address are required.

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This is going to be BIG.

MARCH 1, 2010

They flew in Leah Culver and the founder of Github to come speak—and that brought in 100 developers whose names, emails, and websites they all captured through Eventbrite. If you want to build your startup in the middle of nowhere and optimize purely for low burn rate, then sure, I’m sure you could work more cheaply elsewhere.

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VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 6, 2011

R&D outside SV is normally cheaper, so it helps you keeping your burn rate low. Email lfrith@octopusventures.com to book a space in advance. I’m actually studying this mechanism for Italian start-ups, but I can say it should generally work for many other countries too. And what do the investors think?

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Steve Blank

APRIL 20, 2009

But in fact, most startups need to keep their burn rate low more [.] Reply DodaPedia » Blog Archive » How to decide where to live , on June 21, 2009 at 7:18 am Said: [.] to do that. You might think you need to be in Silicon Valley since the people there never shut up about their startup culture. Now In Print!

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Genuine VC

JANUARY 10, 2012

I recently received a email from an entrepreneur who I know with a genuine question about terms of his financing: " How do you guys at NextView feel about one of our investors holding super pro - rata rights for the next round?" This scenario presents a number of troubling incentives.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 23, 2011

Richard’s email address is public but it is hard to manage all the inbound cold emails. They had a very expensive burn rate at the wrong time. Understanding the motivation and path they have taken up to this point. How does someone get access to you? (22:00-33:00). 22:00-33:00). Why do you think Veoh didn’t succeed? (40:30

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Startup Lessons Learned

JANUARY 30, 2009

The passionate early adopters who flocked to the product at its launch could not sustain this outsized burn rate. Get in touch: Twitter Email Facebook Linkedin Additional resources Startup LessonsLearned, All Seasons : Every post from the blog, in one 600+ page PDF. We can capitalize on new customers. Try About the author.

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Berkonomics

DECEMBER 18, 2014

Email readers, continue here…] I was an early angel board member of a company that subsequently raised over $30 million in venture money following the angel rounds, which themselves amounted to $6 million. First, the VC’s ordered that the company ramp its burn rate (monthly losses in cash) to over $800,000, which I could not fathom.

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K9 Ventures

NOVEMBER 2, 2015

Bonus #2: If you’re ever considering doing a startup, the best time for you to do a startup is right after school (provided you have an idea that you’re passionate about), when you haven’t amped up your personal burn rate and lifestyle. 1: Never sign an offer in the Fall! Wait till *late* Spring.

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Professor VC

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

Scayl -A slick way to email huge files, including HD Video. Email This BlogThis! VoiceBase - Transcription and search of voice communications (presentations, conference calls, etc.) TuneUp - iTunes plug-in that cleans up your music library. After an enjoyable day 2, maybe DEMO still has some life. Steve Bennet. at 8:45 AM.

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Professor VC

SEPTEMBER 26, 2011

Email This BlogThis! In the trailer below, Brad Pitt in describing the new player acquisition philosophy, says "we are card counters at the blackjack table were going to turn the odds at the casino" I look forward to checking out the movie and seeing if RSCM can exploit the odds on early stage investing. Steve Bennet. at 2:32 PM.

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Professor VC

OCTOBER 11, 2010

Be careful what you write in email, chat or text. Email This BlogThis! Sean Parker showed up about an hour late and gave an incredibly compelling pitch about the business, growth, etc. Unfortunately, wasnt an opportunity to invest at the time. Ok, so what are the lessons here. Also, be sure to include vesting for all founders.

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Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 15, 2020

Mark and I have been on many related email threads in this covid crisis trying to work on relief efforts. I do 90% of my stuff via email. We're always seeing posts that, this company just sent an email to layoff their employees, I'm not doing business with them again. What's your pandemic set up? You know me from the past.

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Professor VC

NOVEMBER 14, 2011

Email This BlogThis! More importantly, this could lead us down the road weve already traveled with day traders and real estate flippers.At the very earliest stage, this is the realm of friends & family and if you are comfortable taking investment from your fraternity brother, not so rich uncle or brother-in-law, be my guest. Steve Bennet.

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Hippoland

FEBRUARY 21, 2016

You should also include your burn rate and runway. Sending an email out of the blue telling your investors that you have just 8 weeks of runway left and that you are only now seeking an acquisition is not helpful to anyone, and if you do find one, it will not be material. Investor reports do not need to be a chore.

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The Equity Kicker

JANUARY 10, 2020

It’s got a big burn rate, it’s too big to pivot, and it goes bust. When the business was just two months old, they received an email from one of their customers saying: “You saved our Christmas. They find a niche in the market where they can grow some revenues and then they raise some more money.

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Professor VC

JANUARY 27, 2011

Email This BlogThis! Not totally surprising, some of the early backers of RCSM are professional poker players, who obviously know a bit about playing the odds. Im hoping this roll of the dice comes up 7s. Steve Bennet. at 11:11 PM. Share to Twitter Share to Facebook. Labels: angel investing , Black Swan. 2 comments: barbara. ► July. (1).

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