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What is the Right Burn Rate at a Startup Company?

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But what IS the right amount of burn for a company? Let’s set up a framework. 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 I often see companies burning $100,000 per month (net) looking to raise $6-8 million.

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How to Handle a VC Presentation with No Deck

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Bijan Sabet – investor & board member in some small companies you might have heard of like Twitter, Tumblr, Boxee & OMGPOP – took issue with the whole notion that you even need a Powerpoint deck anymore. First, if it’s an early stage company, I don’t need to see a powerpoint deck. I funded them 8 weeks later.