Burn Rate: What’s Normal vs. Dangerous in Your First Year?
Globally, about 29% of small businesses fail because they run out of cash, according to the 2025 Startup Failure Statistics report. There are several stats about businesses in their first year. Investment portal Investopedia estimates that 20% of startups fail within the first year, with funding and cash flow-related issues being a major contributor. The
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8 Common Financial Mistakes Startups Make and How to Avoid Them
Your startup’s biggest threat isn’t your competition. It’s your financial blind spots. Financial decisions can make or break any business, even small seemingly insignificant moves can have astounding effects. We’ve worked closely with ambitious founders and senior executives from different countries in the region, and one thing seems to be true: No company in the
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6 Financial Strategies for Entering a New Market
One of the most popular growth strategies in the Middle East currently is expanding into neighboring markets. Some companies even aim to do so shortly after launching. This has made the move more than just an expansion plan—rather a survival imperative. Whether you are a financial technology startup or a well-established logistics company, the first
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30 Questions VCs Will Ask and How to Answer Them
What’s your startup’s story and should we be part of the narrative? These are the fundamental questions venture capitalists (VCs) will try to answer during your pitch meeting. Investors have heard countless versions of this story, and this is the tricky part. To prevent their attention from wandering to their phones, you need to understand
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Effective Business Budget: 5 Best Practices and 8 Pitfalls to Avoid
Many business owners are dissatisfied with their general and administrative spending, global consultancy McKinsey & Company estimates around 57% of senior executives. This is especially true when business budget increases aren’t reflected in revenue projections or operational resilience. About half attribute their dissatisfaction to at least 25% of their spending being invested in the wrong
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What Is Financial Mentorship? When & Why Do You Need It?
Startups need financial mentoring. But what is financial mentorship? When do you need it? And why do you need it? We’re answering all your questions in this article.
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Need Funding? Learn How to Answer These 15+ Questions Investors Ask Startups
As a founder, you’ve probably wondered about the questions investors ask startups and other founders like you. It’s not only important you know what investors will ask you, but why they’re asking these questions. To grow their companies, founders need funding. Meanwhile, investors are on the lookout for the next ‘big thing.’ This may seem simplistic
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A Quick and Must-read Guide to Startup Pitch Decks
Startup founders will have to create a pitch deck at some point in time for their startup. This can be in the early stage of the business or further down the line. The primary reason founders create a startup pitch deck is to raise funding. Naturally, as the startup matures and grows, so will the
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Evaluating Investors: 7 Things to Look for in an Investor
For most startups, funding is an inevitable step in their process to scale and grow. Whether it’s this year or the next or even in 3 years, your startup will need funding. And to get funding, you need an investor or several. Let’s fast forward for a second and imagine that everything is going well
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16+ Pressing Startup Funding Questions [+How to Answer Them]
Raising a funding round is no easy task. Especially if it’s your first-time raising money. Ask any founder regardless of the size of their startup and they will tell you – heartbreaking – stories about how they got their first funding round. Naturally, first-time founders and entrepreneurs have tons of questions they’d like to get
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9 Types of Investors and Funding Sources to Consider Before Launching Your Business
When it comes to startup funding, new entrepreneurs and founders have tons of questions. Questions like ‘How can I raise funding for my startup?’ ‘Where do I start to raise funding?’ ‘What’s the best way to raise capital for a startup?’ and of course, ‘How does startup funding work?’ These are but a few of
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What Does a Startup Burn Rate Really Mean? [Everything You Need to Know About It]
There are many metrics and key performance indicators (KPIs) that indicate the health of a startup. One of the most important metrics is the startup burn rate. While its name does sound negative, the startup or business burn rate is usually a positive indicator. It’s also a KPI that investors are keen to see when
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