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Decode the Startup Jargon

Runway, burn rate, unicorn. Founders talk funny. Do you know what they actually mean?

8 questions

Question 1 of 8

A founder says the startup has "twelve months of runway." That means:

The cash on hand will last about twelve months at the current spending rateThe team runs a mile every morningThey bought a small airportThe product launches in a year

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