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Need money? Read this!

Berkonomics

You will realize much more from the ultimate sale of your business even if at a considerably lower price than if splitting the proceeds with investors. Strategic investors validate a business, by their presence creating the very value they pay for with increased price per share purchased. There is a lot to say about retaining control.

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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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Does your business need money? Read this!

Berkonomics

You will realize much more from the ultimate sale of your business even if at a considerably lower price than if splitting the proceeds with investors. Strategic investors validate a business, by their presence creating the very value they pay for with increased price per share purchased. There is a lot to say about retaining control.

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Sundae snags $36M to build out its distressed property marketplace

TechCrunch LA

He did note that in the four markets where the company has gone live since launching its business in January 2019 — San Diego, Los Angeles, the Inland Empire , and Sacramento — has yielded an annualized revenue run rate of over $400 million in gross merchandise value (the total value of home sales transacted on its platform).

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10 Real World Hazards With Taking Your Startup Public

Startup Professionals Musings

Because public shareholders usually take the short-term view, they want to see constant rises in the stock's price so they can sell their shares for a profit. There is no accommodation for smaller public companies, who can’t be competitive in their space with the new accounting, documenting, and reporting processes required.

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Should Startups Focus on Profitability or Not?

Both Sides of the Table

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?” Gross Profit (also called Gross Margin or sometimes “Net Revenue”). They both raised angel / seed money of $1.5 Simplifying: Revenue -. Operating Costs.

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10 Realities Today Cause Startups To Bypass An IPO

Startup Professionals Musings

Because public shareholders usually take the short-term view, they want to see constant rises in the stock's price so they can sell their shares for a profit. There is no accommodation for smaller public companies, who can’t be competitive in their space with the new accounting, documenting, and reporting processes required.

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