High Stakes

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Paige Soya

16 March 2023

50m 17s

Understanding Cash Flow For VC-Backed Companies & The Impacts of SVB’s Collapse (featuring Rich Leggett & Manu Smadja)

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This episode is about how VC investors evaluate cash flow & tips for when and how founders should make cuts in the current cash crunch environment. We will discuss burn, runway, RIFs, revenue reinvention and how to remain “default alive” from 2 founder/CEOs who have been through it and survived. We’ll also briefly discuss the impacts of SVB’s collapse on access to venture capital and debt.