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What is the Right Burn Rate at a Startup Company?

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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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Should Startups Focus on Profitability or Not?

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When they look at buying your company they often think in terms of “how long will it take until I earn back the profits to pay for my acquisition price?” As I like to say, “If you’re really on to an enormous idea then other people in the market are going to spot that and want to compete with you.

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Why The Media Has Been Wrong About YouTube Networks

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Of course it’s a competitive market so MCNs competing for top talent not only compete on rev share to talent but also to services that they provide talent. Selling at smaller retailers will net you fewer customers and higher margins. Industry averages for talent revenue shares are about 70% with top talent making even more.

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Interview with Kelly Tompkins, AdventureLink

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Their idea was to catch enough consumers to scale, but they didn't understand the cost of acquisition, of finding customers, marketing, and advertising. What AdventureLink allows us to do is cast a very wide net, to build distribution partners and tap into mainstream travel. VoIP is a critical component for our phase 2 launch.

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Roping in the Legal Eagles

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Like most mature markets, the legal profession is highly segmented with respect to the services provided and markets served. Most corporate attorneys can give you general guidance with respect to securing your Intellectual Property (IP) rights, especially with respect to trademarks, copyrights and other non-patent-related items.