Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 7, 2009

Finally, I’ll write about how Eric Ries and the Lean Startup concept provided the equivalent model for product development activities inside the building and neatly integrates customer and agile development. Without the revenue to match its expenses, the company is in now danger of running out of money.

Customer Development 233

Customer Development Developer Customer Silicon Valley 233

Feld Thoughts

SEPTEMBER 16, 2011

Since SayAhh is in the pre-launch development stage, the company doesn’t have any revenue yet. This results in a gross margin of $0, where gross margin is revenue – cost of goods sold. The default Quickbooks setup uses “Income” to refer to “Revenue”.

Balance Sheet 125

Balance Sheet Fractional CTO Burn Rate Salary 125

Startup Lessons Learned

MARCH 27, 2009

In lean times, it’s most important to focus on cutting costs in ways that speed you up, not slow you down. To increase the number of iterations you have left, you can either increase cash on hand (by raising money or increasing revenues), reduce burn rate, or increase the speed of each iteration.

San Francisco 117

San Francisco Lean Continuous Deployment DC 117

View from Seed

OCTOBER 24, 2019

As a first time founder, having a few million dollars in the bank after a successful seed raise may seem like a huge amount of capital, and it’s easy to lose discipline around your burn rate.

Dilution 149

Dilution B2B Burn Rate Early Stage 149

Up and Running

APRIL 30, 2020

Each scenario combines the key numbers in the hypothetical case and explores the impact on the bottom line, and helps you define your cash burn rate and runway. You can revisit the analysis at any time and make adjustments based on your updated budgets and revenue numbers, as well as the changing economic landscape.

Forecast 120

Forecast Balance Sheet Burn Rate Software Review 120

YoungUpstarts

MAY 12, 2020

Analyze your ongoing burn-rate in both normal scenarios and ‘bear-bones’ scenarios. Consider where you can optimize your burn rate. The key is to run as lean as possible without sacrificing quality. Here are seven best pieces of advice for anyone running their own business right now.

Burn Rate 264

Burn Rate Bandwidth Lean Business Model 264

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 18, 2012

Founders now routinely use their home to operate their startup until they are well into the revenue phase. That’s a burn rate of at least $10K per month that can be eliminated if you are handy with computers and Quickbooks. Best of all, it’s even considered “ultra-cool” these days to be a lean startup. Technology costs.

Cost 255

Cost Burn Rate SEM Startup 255

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 15, 2014

At least wait until later, when you ready to scale, and have some “leverage” based on a proven business model, some real customers, and real revenue. Focusing on the burn rate and prioritizing every possible expense will keep overhead down, help you stay lean, and achieve a higher profit earlier.

Bootstrapping 276

Bootstrapping Entrepreneur Startup Burn Rate 276

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 15, 2011

Founders now routinely use their home to operate their startup until they are well into the revenue phase. That’s a burn rate of at least $10K per month that can be eliminated if you are handy with computers and Quickbooks. Best of all, it’s even considered “ultra-cool” these days to be a lean startup. Technology costs.

Entrepreneur 235

Entrepreneur Burn Rate SEM Social Network 235

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 28, 2013

At least wait until later, when you ready to scale, and have some “leverage” based on a proven business model, some real customers, and real revenue. Focusing on the burn rate and prioritizing every possible expense will keep overhead down, help you stay lean, and achieve a higher profit earlier.

Startup 264

Startup Burn Rate Bootstrapping Valuation 264

Gust

DECEMBER 7, 2014

At least wait until later, when you ready to scale, and have some “leverage” based on a proven business model, some real customers, and real revenue. Focusing on the burn rate and prioritizing every possible expense will keep overhead down, help you stay lean, and achieve a higher profit earlier.

Bootstrapping 191

Bootstrapping Entrepreneur Startup Burn Rate 191

Gust

JUNE 10, 2012

Founders now routinely use their home to operate their startup until they are well into the revenue phase. That’s a burn rate of at least $10K per month that can be eliminated if you are handy with computers and Quickbooks. Best of all, it’s even considered “ultra-cool” these days to be a lean startup. Technology costs.

Cost 139

Cost Burn Rate SEM Startup 139

BeyondVC

DECEMBER 10, 2009

While the revenue model may change as well, I like to at least understand going into the investment that the entrepreneur's head is in the right place and that the economics work right from the start. The remainder would go into deferred revenue. Another area that is quite important is churn rate.

Churn Rate 112

Churn Rate Burn Rate Startup Metrics 112

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 30, 2016

Invoca was raising at the tail end of this market phenomenon at this time doing tens of millions in SaaS recurring revenue and growing at a nice clip. Here are some stats to give you a sense: • Year over year revenue grew 51% in 2015 and we’re forecasting the same again for 2016. forward revenue for public comps (comparable stocks).

Balance Sheet 150

Balance Sheet Burn Rate Valuation Forecast 150

BeyondVC

DECEMBER 9, 2009

  While the revenue model may change as well, I like to at least understand going into the investment that the entrepreneur's head is in the right place and that the economics work right from the start. .    The remainder would go into deferred revenue.    The remainder would go into deferred revenue. 

Churn Rate 78

Churn Rate Burn Rate Startup Metrics 78

www.chubbybrain.com

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

spent $20 million to get back to the same revenue that I had when I was CEO. created a vastly higher cost structure; I had 80 people mostly on base salaries under $100,000 and was bringing in revenue at the rate of $20 million annually. .”). Title: Burn Rate: How I Survived the Gold Rush Years on the Internet.

Software Review 79

Software Review Startup Technical Review Vesting 79