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SEPTEMBER 28, 2014

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.

Startup 383

Startup Company Companies .Net 383

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APRIL 25, 2011

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. You own the IP you create. That is $12 million in profits over 3 years. This is where many service businesses make mistakes and go pear shaped.

Services 332

Services Venture Capital IP Startup 332

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JUNE 8, 2014

To interconnect these computers we needed IP-based telecommunications equipment build by the likes of Cisco Systems and Juniper Networks. The problem that I’ve seen historically in cities like Los Angeles, San Diego or Seattle is that their historic high-net-worth individuals didn’t come from the tech startup world.

Startup 390

Startup Venture Capital Capital Funding 390