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Money

What is Burn rate?

How fast the money leaves. Paired with the balance it gives you runway, which is the only figure that matters when raising or cutting.

Money

The definition

How much cash a business spends in a month beyond what it brings in.

An example

Spending $8,000 a month against $40,000 in the bank is a five month runway.

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What is Burn rate?

How much cash a business spends in a month beyond what it brings in. How fast the money leaves. Paired with the balance it gives you runway, which is the only figure that matters when raising or cutting.