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5 Keys To A Viable Spending Rate And Cash Management

Startup Professionals Musings

Count on six months from beginning the funding process until a new check is cashed. Always add 20 percent to your best estimate of funding requirements when approaching investors. As a rule of thumb, your monthly burn rate should be less than 10 percent of your last funding raise or starting cash in the bank.

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5 Ways To Conserve Investor Cash And Ensure Survival

Startup Professionals Musings

Count on six months from beginning the funding process until a new check is cashed. Always add 20 percent to your best estimate of funding requirements when approaching investors. As a rule of thumb, your monthly burn rate should be less than 10 percent of your last funding raise or starting cash in the bank.

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5 Keys To Minimizing The Burn Rate For Your Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

Count on six months from beginning the funding process until a new check is cashed. Always add 20 percent to your best estimate of funding requirements when approaching investors. As a rule of thumb, your monthly burn rate should be less than 10 percent of your last funding raise or starting cash in the bank.

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5 Steps To Maximizing Your Startup Cash Flow Runway

Startup Professionals Musings

Count on six months from beginning the funding process until a new check is cashed. Always add 20 percent to your best estimate of funding requirements when approaching investors. As a rule of thumb, your monthly burn rate should be less than 10 percent of your last funding raise or starting cash in the bank.

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8 Key Rules for Starting a Business on a Shoestring

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Create a business plan online, but don’t wait for funding. Trademarks, copyrights and even patents can be completed online by anyone through the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office site for a few hundred dollars. Too many entrepreneurs still think plans are for investors, and investors are required to build a startup.

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Investors Measure Entrepreneurs By Cashflow Mileage

Startup Professionals Musings

Count on six months from beginning the funding process until a new check is cashed. Always add 20 percent to your best estimate of funding requirements when approaching investors. As a rule of thumb, your monthly burn rate should be less than 10 percent of your last funding raise or starting cash in the bank.

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Stealth Mode Entrepreneurs Only Increase the Risk

Startup Professionals Musings

It also makes legal sense to never disclose the details of your patent application, before the product is ready to ship. Most startups need funding before shipping, and investors expect to see your website to validate your business plan. Openness is part of the business culture of entrepreneurs and technology centers around the world.