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What is the Right Burn Rate at a Startup Company?

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In these kinds of businesses I’m on the record as advising “ Ring the Freakin Cash Register.” If you have strong VC support now and a lot of cash in the bank you may be willing to accept a higher burn rate (say $300k or $400k per month) than a company with angel money and less cash in the bank. Valuation.

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Some Career Advice for Aspiring Tech CEOs

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” The punch line from this post was “angel yourself.” He wants a chance at changing life’s circumstances with building equity value that might free him and his family from the rat-race of 529 accounts, property taxes, summer-school tuitions and even spending some cash on aging parents. He still has the dream.