Running a startup, day to day
Path introduction
Running a startup is mostly operations, not vision. A short series on burn rate, unglamorous habits, and the daily texture of keeping a company alive.
Running a startup is mostly operations, not vision
Startup narratives focus on bold vision and big bets. The daily reality of actually running one is dominated by unglamorous operational decisions instead.
Burn rate is a decision, not just a number
Burn rate gets reported as though it were simply observed. In practice, nearly every part of it reflects a choice the team is making, consciously or not.
The unremarkable habits that keep a company alive past year three
Companies that survive their first few years rarely credit a single brilliant decision. They tend to credit a handful of boring habits, kept consistently.
