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Developed by Tim Bates, Dan Kinsella, Jim Moar & Kent Lillemoe for the MESA Organisation A Call to Arms about Cash Management For many companies, time is money. For early-stage companies, money is time. This framework underscores this brutal reality. You need loyal customers and super-duper products for startup success. However, they're rendered useless if you don't respect the fact that cash will always be king, and you need it to survive.
A simple truth, cash-flow surprises kill many startups. One out of three startups dies from a cash crisis. Therefore, as an entrepreneur, you need to understand and, more importantly, master cash management basics before mismanagement bites you in the ass or, worse, puts you out of business. In its simplest form, proper cash management means controlling your inflows and outflows of cash, so you never run out! Here, we outline seven fundamental concepts of cash management that every startup founder must adhere to to minimize cash-flow crises or an all-out business implosion. |
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