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Runway

How many months of cash you have left at your current burn rate.

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The number that quietly governs every decision — most founders raise to reach 18–24 months of it.

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Episodes on Fundraising

She Lost the Company She Built — Not Herself: Yas Grigaliunas (Part 2)

Perspective X with Pauline Fetaui · 19 June 2026

She Lost the Company She Built — Not Herself: Yas Grigaliunas (Part 2)
Taryn Pieterse of Rampersand — How a VC backs early-stage founders

Investment Thesis with Kali Norman · 12 June 2026

Taryn Pieterse of Rampersand — How a VC backs early-stage founders
Episode Five: Dan Coughlan's Investment Thesis

Investment Thesis with Kali Norman · 29 May 2026

Episode Five: Dan Coughlan's Investment Thesis
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Related terms

Burn rate

How much cash you lose each month. Net burn is spending minus revenue.

Default alive / default dead

Whether your current growth and burn get you to profitability before the cash runs out (alive) or not (dead).

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