📊 EBITDA Positive ≠ Profitable: The Startup Illusion/delusion
EBITDA (Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization) is just a fancy term used to prevent yourself to be called loss making and shows reduced losses
1. Depreciation
Everyone wants FUNDING
Lets address the Elephant in the room
Funding ≠ Success
💰Myth:More funding=guaranteed success.
Reality: 70% of startups fail despite funding in 2-5 years(ex:Byju's huge funding and name like SRK)
What matters more:
1️⃣Pro
🚨 Critical Startup Metrics VCs look for
➨ When securing venture capital, 4 key metrics are essential at EVERY stage of a startup's growth:
• Revenue
• Net Burn Rate
• Full-time Employee Headcount
• Gross Margin
➨ Cash is king in early stages but
"Revenue is Vanity, Profit is Sanity, But Cash is King." 👑 A Lesson Every Founder Must Learn.
There's a famous saying in business that every founder needs to tape to their monitor: "Revenue is vanity, profit is sanity, but cash is king."
It's easy
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Sandip Kaur
Hey I am on Medial • 10m
Mastering Cash Flow: Simple Strategies for Indian Startups
Cash flow can either make or break your startup, and managing it well is critical. Here are some practical tips to help your startup thrive financially:
1.Separate Business and Personal Fina
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vishakha Jangir
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Set2Score • 3m
𝗔 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗽 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗯𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗮𝘀𝗵 !!
A startup should focus on sustainable growth, not just rapid expansion fueled by heavy spending.
Blindly burning cash on customer acquisition without retention strategies
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Thatmoonemojiguy
A guy with lot's of ... • 1m
Common Mistake That Kills Startups 🧨
One of the deadliest mistakes that kills startups early is scaling too soon without product-market fit.
Many founders rush into hiring, marketing, and expansion before truly validating their solution with rea