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AI and burn rate math: how many months until you're broke
AI calculates your runway so you know when to chill and when to panic.
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What this lesson covers
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The main moves in order
- 1The big idea
- 2burn rate
- 3runway
- 4cash flow
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Section 1
The big idea
Burn rate is how much money your tiny business loses every month, and runway is how many months of cash you have left. AI can crunch the numbers so you stop guessing and know exactly when payday vs. panic day is.
How to use it
- Tell AI your bank balance and monthly costs; it spits out a runway in months
- Ask AI to model what cutting one subscription does to your runway
- Ask AI to project burn for 3 scenarios: bad month, normal, big sale
- Ask AI to flag any cost that's growing faster than revenue
Try it
List all your monthly costs and your cash on hand. Ask AI to calculate your runway and show 3 ways to extend it by 30 days.
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