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## Company Balance

### Financials
- Monthly Revenue (MRR)  
- MoM Growth  
- Monthly Expenses  
  - Office / Rent: $/mo  
  - Ad Spend: $/mo  
  - Software & Tools: $/mo

### Team
- Software Engineer: $/yr  
- Designer: $/yr  
- Product Manager: $/yr  
- Sales Rep: $/yr

### Runway Remaining
12 months

## Runway Over Time

| Month     | $0 | $1 | $2 | $3 | $4 |
|-----------|----|----|----|----|----|
| Apr       |    |    |    |    |    |
| May       |    |    |    |    |    |
| Jun       |    |    |    |    |    |
| Jul       |    |    |    |    |    |
| Aug       |    |    |    |    |    |
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| Oct       |    |    |    |    |    |
| Nov       |    |    |    |    |    |
| Dec       |    |    |    |    |    |
| Jan (Y2)  |    |    |    |    |    |
| Feb (Y2)  |    |    |    |    |    |
| Mar (Y2)  |    |    |    |    |    |

## Net Monthly Burn

### Expenses by Category
No expenses to display

## What These Numbers Tell You

### Burn Rate
Burn rate is how fast you're spending cash each month. 
- **Gross burn** = total monthly expenses (everything going out the door)
- **Net burn** = expenses minus revenue (your actual cash loss)

### Runway
Runway is how many months you can survive at your current burn rate.

- A startup with $500K in the bank burning $50K/month has 10 months of runway.

### What "Good" Burn Rate Looks Like
- **Below 1x**: Excellent  
- **1-1.5x**: Great  
- **1.5-2x**: Acceptable  
- **Above 2x**: Trouble

## Warning Signs You're Burning Too Fast
- Burn multiple above 2x  
- Runway under 12 months  
- Gross burn growing faster than revenue  
- High customer concentration

## Stop Burning Cash on Payroll Compliance
Multi-state payroll is a hidden money pit for distributed startups. Tax registrations, filings, compliance updates add up fast.

## Complete Guide on Burn Rate
### [Startup Burn Rate Explained: Benchmarks, Runway, and What Investors Expect in 2026](https://www.warp.co/blog/burn-rate-startup-guide)

## Questions?

### 01. What's a healthy burn rate for a seed-stage startup?
Most seed-stage startups burn $50K-$100K monthly, with a median around $75K.

### 02. How do I calculate runway?
Divide your current cash balance by your monthly net burn rate.

### 03. What's the difference between gross and net burn rate?
Gross burn is total monthly spending. Net burn subtracts your revenue.

### 04. When should I start fundraising based on my runway?
Begin raising with 9-12 months of runway remaining.

### 05. What's a burn multiple and why does it matter?
Burn multiple = Net Burn ÷ Net New ARR.

### Can't find your answer here?
[Get in touch.](https://www.warp.co/demo)