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    Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 7 Dec 2013

    Founders: stop using the term "burn" as a cool-sounding synonym for "expenses." It means something else; it means net loss.

    4:38 PM - 7 Dec 2013
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      1. Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 7 Dec 2013
        Replying to @_JordanArchived

        @_Jordan Even "the?" At least let us keep "the!"

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      1. Jake Howerton‏ @jakehow 7 Dec 2013
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        @paulg though they are equivalent if you have no revenue.

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      1. Sean Simpson‏ @seansimp925 8 Dec 2013
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        @paulg @jpramey same diff for many startups

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      1. Nicholas Hawtin‏ @RiskContainment 8 Dec 2013
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        RT @paulg: Founders: stop using the term "burn" as a cool-sounding synonym for "expenses." It means something else; it means net loss.

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      1. Oo Nwoye‏ @OoTheNigerian 7 Dec 2013
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        @paulg really? Good to know. Actually thought is was expenses alone independent of cash flow.

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      1. Santiago Fossatti‏ @safossatti 7 Dec 2013
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        “@paulg: Founders: stop using the term "burn" as a cool-sounding synonym for "expenses." It means something else; it means net loss.”

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      2. Brandon Wirtz‏ @BWOps 7 Dec 2013
        Replying to @paulg

        @paulg Burn is any expense until you are cash flow positive. Cool or not I can't say.

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      3. Andrew Cohen‏Verified account @acohenNY 8 Dec 2013
        Replying to @BWOps

        @BWOps You mean revenue positive not cash flow positive

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      4. Brandon Wirtz‏ @BWOps 8 Dec 2013
        Replying to @acohenNY

        @acohenNY No. Revenue positive you can have burn, cash on hand shrinks until you are cashflow positive. You burn through cash on hand.

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      1. Carl Ryden‏ @caryden 4 Oct 2014
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        @paulg @lincolnmurphy burn is the first derivative of your cash balance (typically used when negative)

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      1. Jon Gautsch‏ @JonGautsch 8 Dec 2013
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        @paulg "burn" and "expenses" are the same thing if you're snapchat. #whatrevenue

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      1. Marie P. SCHMITZ‏ @MPSCHM 8 Dec 2013
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        @paulg YES ! I agree and love your vision, thank you ! I will use your words, thanks again ! @alexd

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      1. Piotr Zaleski‏ @piotrzaleski 8 Dec 2013
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        @paulg but are not expenses equal to net loss for most startups ;)

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      1. Danny K Antwi‏ @DannyAntwi 8 Dec 2013
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        @paulg it's lol material because the startup scene made it cool to speak using all kinds of jargon that makes the speaker sound authentic...

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      1. hspidle‏ @ubertwit 8 Dec 2013
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        @paulg @ycombinator Word meanings can change over time, of course; indeed, in my day we used the term to mean "net negative cash flow".

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      1. Matt Millar‏ @millarm 8 Dec 2013
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        @paulg burn == expenses if revenue == nil Time for some bootstrapping lessons?

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      1. NliteN‏ @NliteNinc 7 Dec 2013
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        @paulg @ycombinator ??? I thought it meant cash position depletion.I can burn(off) cash at a rate and still be profitable

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      1. Sean Byrnes‏ @sbyrnes 7 Dec 2013
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        @paulg or that you should see a doctor. :-)

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