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What is the Right Burn Rate at a Startup Company?

Both Sides of the Table

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. I often see companies burning $100,000 per month (net) looking to raise $6-8 million.

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The @TWTFelipe Story – A Tale of US Visa Policy Gone Awry (#startupvisa)

Both Sides of the Table

I’ve been meaning to write this post since September of last year when Brad Feld first wrote about the The Founders Visa Movement. I commented briefly on his blog and made a mental note to write a blog post. At the time he granted me permission to write about his story. Felipe grew up in Brazil. More red tape.

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5 Reasons Why Businesses Still Love Microsoft

Tech Zulu Event

All we have to do is look at the data, though: Since its launch in 2005, Microsoft’s Xbox 360 has sold 66 million copies worldwide. Credit for the writing and research of this article and content goes to Zack Schuler of Cal Net Technology Group, Founder & CEO. That makes it the first in console sales.

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Interview with Mark Suster, GRP Partners

socalTECH

An A-round investment in the late 90's, or even in 2005/2006, or 2007, was a $5-8M check. We'll even write a half a million check. What is a net loss for us, is when Sequoia or Benchmark flies down on their corporate jet, meets with a company, and tells them to relocate to Northern California. That as unhealthy.

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Public and Open Debate is the Highest Form of Democracy (and Blogging)

Both Sides of the Table

I started blogging in 2005 and then re-started blogging about a year ago. I’ve always believed that you learn a great deal when you’re presenting, teaching or writing about what you know. If I write about something that isn’t compelling I can see it in the unique reader numbers. Let me explain.

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The Case For & Against Cryptocurrencies (for those tired of all the noise)

Both Sides of the Table

In more than a decade of writing about the Internet and tech-enabled businesses I’ve learned that mobs don’t do nuance well. Unsurprisingly a whole generation of first time stock traders became jaded about not just Internet stocks but the entire public stock market system as many people lost a large portion of their net worth.

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