inbox = zero: can you imagine?

Wonder what it is like to work at Google? Google Tech Talks is a series of presentations by high caliber people Google invites to speak to their employees to help them do their jobs better. They cover a wide variety of topics and most are available on YouTube. A particularly good [...]

cash zero date - how to include cash flows?

In a previous entry, I provided a very basic cash zero date calculation that assumed NO cash coming in. Of course, if you do have minor cash inflows, you would want to take that into consideration. What is the best way to do that?
Again, assuming you are an early stage company your cash [...]

what is burn rate and how do you calculate it?

In the early stages of your company you will simply be spending, running at a loss, before emerging into profitability and positive cash flows. Because of this the two most common questions for early stage companies are: what is your burn rate? and subsequently: what is your cash zero date?
The metrics burn rate and [...]