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		danieltillett on Nov 27, 2014 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Is My Startup Burn Rate Normal? The op did say burn not burn rate. I think quite a few of the disagreements here are the result of us not being clear about what we mean by different terms. Burn rate is negative cash flow so cash income - cash expenses.

arethuza on Nov 27, 2014 [–]

"We burn about £80k a month"

I think most people hearing that would interpret it as "burn rate" rather than cash expenses.

danieltillett on Nov 27, 2014 | [–]

I agree. This is why I said the problem is we need to be more precise in the terms we use.

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