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Profit vs. Cash Flow 💸: The Silent Startup Killer! 💀 Heads up, founders! You can be 'profitable' on paper but still go bankrupt. Why? Profit: Revenue - Expenses (often accrual-based). Cash Flow: Actual cash IN ➡️ - Actual cash OUT ⬅️. Problem:

Before You Raise Money, Decide What Kind of Company You Want to Build Founders often chase capital without asking the real question: What type of funding actually matches your strategy? Because equity, debt, and hybrid instruments don’t just finance

Two companies can report the same profit. Yet one constantly struggles with cash, while the other quietly builds a buffer. This used to confuse me until I started paying attention to how cash actually moves. Some businesses collect money quickly an

Tapzo, once an ambitious all-in-one app, failed from frequent pivots that eroded trust and an unclear value proposition; persistent negative cash flow and inability to raise follow-on funding; neglect of customer feedback and prioritizing fame over u

"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

Complicated Business Terms Simplified PART 2 1️⃣ Equity: 📌 The owner’s share in a company after subtracting liabilities from assets. 2️⃣ Cash Flow: 📌 The actual movement of money in and out of a business, crucial for daily operations. 3️⃣ Reven

what does Burn rate mean in startup ecosystem? It is the rate at which the startup is using its raised capital to fund its overheads before generating any positive cash flow/sales. what does Debt Financing mean? A company can raise funds by issue

The Pivot Power Play Struggling? Your business model isn't broken—it might just be stale. Instead of trying to sell more of the same (which burns cash), shift your focus to what you already have: your expertise. * Stop: Trying to land the next $5,00

Daily dose of financial ratios by Anirudh Gupta Debt service coverage ratio: =Earnings available for debt services/(Interest+Installments) Where earnings available for debt services are EBITDA or EBIT based on the case. Purpose: -Yesterday,we d

6 Tips on Being a Successful Entrepreneur In John Mullins’ TED talk, he describes six such mindsets that successful entrepreneurs use. These mindsets include Saying “Yes, we can” instead of sticking only to what you know or your core competencies.