Both Sides of the Table
SEPTEMBER 28, 2014
But what IS the right amount of burn for a company? Gross Burn vs. Net Burn. Burn rate in case you don’t know is the amount of money a company is either spending (gross) or losing (net) per month. (it Net burn is the amount of money you are losing per month. Let’s set up a framework.
Startup Professionals Musings
OCTOBER 30, 2021
This company was founded by Jerry Yang and David Filo in January 1994. In 2005, Facebook still showed a yearly net loss of $3.63 Amazon's initial business plan was unusual: the company did not expect a profit for four to five years; the strategy was actually more effective than his business plan predicted. Very rare case.
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InfoChachkie
MARCH 16, 2010
However, in many cases, acquiring companies behave in a less rational manner than Mr. Jackson. Citrix politely approached us, told us they had an interest in acquiring our company and then asked us, “How much?”. Our response was that there was no “price” as our company was not for sale. We were not rude nor indignant.
Startup Professionals Musings
JANUARY 12, 2019
This company was founded by Jerry Yang and David Filo in January 1994. In 2005, Facebook still showed a yearly net loss of $3.63 Amazon's initial business plan was unusual: the company did not expect a profit for four to five years; the strategy was actually more effective than his business plan predicted. Very rare case.
Both Sides of the Table
APRIL 5, 2010
TWTFelipe and I ended up speaking for nearly 30 minutes and we talked mostly about why his company was based in Canada and not the US. In 2005 he was graduated and took a job in South Carolina working for technology company while he started his own web design company on the side. Felipe grew up in Brazil.
Both Sides of the Table
OCTOBER 14, 2015
I wish all of them well and feel confident that anybody employed at one of the most innovative companies of the past 10 years will land on his or her feet. The truth is that Twitter is an amazing company and still has an amazing opportunity in front of it. ” It goes like this: What is your net burn rate? ” Listen.
Startup Professionals Musings
AUGUST 6, 2013
This company was founded by Jerry Yang and David Filo in January 1994. In 2005, Facebook still showed a yearly net loss of $3.63 Amazon''s initial business plan was unusual: the company did not expect a profit for four to five years; the strategy was actually more effective than his business plan predicted.
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