How Many Months Left
Who this book is for
Người đang xây một business ở Việt Nam trong giai đoạn đầu, từ lúc còn là một ý tưởng tới lúc có vài chục khách trả tiền. Người đọc TỰ LÀM gần như mọi việc, tiền của chính mình, và câu hỏi lớn nhất của họ là thứ này có ai cần không. Đây KHÔNG phải người điều hành một công ty đã chạy: chiến lược, tổ chức và mở rộng thuộc cộng đồng CEO.
Sound familiar?
- Doesn't know exactly how many months of runway are left.
- Spends on things that make it look like a real company instead of on learning.
- Mixes personal money with project money, so the project's real loss is unknown.
- Waits until the money is nearly gone before considering a change.
After reading, you can
Help a founder know their runway and spend it buying information.
Each chapter answers one question
Chapter 1: Do I really know how many months I have left?
At my current burn rate, how many months do I have left?
This number must be known precisely, because every other decision depends on it.
Chapter 2: Am I spending to learn, or to look legit?
Which of my spending buys information, and which only buys appearances?
Most early-stage money goes on things that make you look like a company rather than helping you learn faster.
Chapter 3: Is frugality stinginess, or buying more chances?
How many more months can I stretch without slowing down learning?
Every extra month is another chance to test; extending runway is a strategy, not stinginess.
Chapter 4: With my personal money separated, what is this really losing?
How much of my own money have I put into this?
Mixing the two cash flows means you never know how much this project is really losing.
Chapter 5: Borrow, raise or bootstrap: which path is actually free?
At this stage, which path suits me?
Three funding paths, three kinds of strings attached, and none of them is free.