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What is the Right Burn Rate at a Startup Company?

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I was reading Danielle Morrill’s blog post today on whether one’s “ Startup Burn Rate is Normal. 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.

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Exec Search Underway at PacBio After CEO, CFO Announce Plans to Retire

Xconomy

Hunkapiller has served as chief executive since 2012, when he succeeded former company head Hugh Martin , stepping into the position about 15 months after the company went public and netted about $200 million. Previously Hunkapiller, a DNA sequencing industry veteran, spent more than.

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How This Entrepreneur Raised $28,000 Using Airbnb to Fund Her Startup

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In one year of Airbnb Tracy netted more than $28,000. Sam is the managing director of Launchpad LA and we were about to pick our 2012 class of entrepreneurs. So Tracy began keeping a blog about … (what else?) If you haven’t read my blog posts on why Tracy chose the right strategy it’s worth a read.

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Pernix Therapeutics Slashes Staff to Shake Up Sales Strategy

Xconomy

million in net revenue last year, its highest sales mark since becoming a public company in 2010, according to its annual report. But filings also show the company’s net losses widening each year since 2012. million net loss. Those acquisitions helped Pernix reach $175.8 Last year, Pernix reported a $148.3

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What Should You Do with Your Crappy Little Services Business?

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They feel very confident they can hit $18 – 20 million in 2012. It would not be a big stretch to image a well run service business like this making 15-25% net profit margins. Even tech blogs know this. Tech blogs can theoretically scale, tech conferences are pure service businesses.

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Why Online Video Just Took One More Big Step to Legitimacy

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Anyone who reads this blog frequently will know that I am a big believer in low-cost video content and specifically the power of YouTube as a content creation & distribution platform. My estimate is that the top 5 YouTube networks will do > $200 million net revenue in 2013 (after Google’s share).

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American Immigration: The Invisible Wall to Innovation

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Even investors and experienced founders are caught in the same net as recently educated graduates looking to build companies. According to the official press release on Senator Moran’s blog. Take the U.S. category E visa for investors as a prime example of the recent troubles. Accelerating the commercialization of university research.