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Runway and burn: 6 lessons

Across the programme's 45 days we talk about runway and burn more than once.

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Runway and burn: 6 lessons

Across the programme's 45 days we talk about runway and burn more than once. Here is the short version of those conversations, aimed at what gets shown on Friday.

Why it matters

Because an investor's first question is exactly about this. Runway and burn is not a task you finish once; it is a habit that comes back every week.

  • One number, one owner
  • Once a week, in the same shape
  • A bad number is still a number — do not hide it

If there is nothing to show on Friday, the week did not happen.

How to do it

  1. Write the goal in one sentence
  2. Pick the number that measures it
  3. Try it for one week
  4. Show it on Friday
  5. Write down what changed
Friday results
Friday results

In practice

StageWhat happensResult
Week 1ConversationsTen answers
Week 2First versionSomething to hold
Week 3The testOne number

Small numbers are still numbers. The big plan — short cycles, a result on Friday.

From the campus

The stage
The stage
One room
One room
The team
The team

Next — read about the programme or apply.