From 17dc7fbdfbf0c8d027b69c794010c24b16773be4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: ronny abraham <ronny.abraham@ymail.com>
Date: Sun, 24 Nov 2024 19:33:23 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] finished financia

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@@ -165,3 +165,23 @@ That's why in some cases, like Depreciation or Loans, we take off on the Income
 - listed under 'current liabilities'
 - payments generally made within a year
 - money a company owed to suppliers or venders for goods or services purchased on credit
+
+** Financial Ratios
+- understand them
+- don't memorize them
+
+*** why do we care
+1. so equity investors can decide to invest or assess our performance
+2. so lenders can decide to lend / assess loan performance
+3. business owners can track performance
+
+*** what matters
+- when you get to B round
+- otherwise cash burn rate / month
+  - friends, family
+  - first venture capital firm
+- cash flow is REALLY important at the end of the process
+
+*** how to read financial statements
+- treat it like a good book
+- look for patterns