Burn Rate Operations Portfolio Technical Review 
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.
Steve Blank
SEPTEMBER 5, 2018
A version of this article first appeared in the Harvard Business Review. Tech IPO prices exploded and subsequent trading prices rose to dizzying heights as the stock prices became disconnected from the traditional metrics of revenue and profits. Then the cycle repeats with a new set of technologies. Then one day it was over.
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Both Sides of the Table
NOVEMBER 3, 2009
portfolios. Usually in a tech / software startup 70-80% of your costs will be people. 66% Net Operating Margins? Each quarter you should review your model. Too aggressive about the rate of customer adoption? You might then slow down your burn rate or raise more money. How much will you pay?
David Teten
NOVEMBER 26, 2019
So here’s the solution I have recommended to some of my portfolio companies: “ agile budgeting ”, i.e., monitoring a few key variables while giving managers significant flexibility. Sean Colrock, Director of Client Partnerships at Wiss & Company , suggests at a minimum you track: cash on hand; fume date; and burn rate.
Startup Lessons Learned
MAY 15, 2020
We reviewed the story of The Diary of Anne Frank and what she went through. But this is not a standard operating procedure. So anyone in your portfolio, or anyone that you've been talking to have an example of something like that, or impressed you with something? I would review that and then somebody else would cut the checks.
abovethecrowd.com
APRIL 20, 2016
The pressures of lofty paper valuations, massive burn rates (and the subsequent need for more cash), and unprecedented low levels of IPOs and M&A, have created a complex and unique circumstance which many Unicorn CEOs and investors are ill-prepared to navigate. In Q1 of 2016 there were zero VC-backed technology IPOs.
www.chubbybrain.com
SEPTEMBER 28, 2011
Also worth a read after you review these startup failure post-mortems. Like Edison and the lightbulb, like Gates and the pc operating system, I would launch a revolution that would transform society while bringing me wealth and fame. No separation between the technology organization and the product organization. Too much money.
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