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Two out of five UK startups have less than 12 months cash left according to an @localglobe survey... which is worrying for those founders but then I realised that 1/n
.. many large established, storied firms have less than 12 months of cash left at current demand levels.
See the car industry where six of the eight largest have less than 9 months cash 2/n
See the car industry where six of the eight largest have less than 9 months cash 2/n
many other industries (like airlines, hotels) are in similar situations, and small business in a far worse pickle 3/n
One difference for startups is that they should remain relevant for the future construction of the economy, whatever comes next. (See: https://www.exponentialview.co/p/-for-startups-relevance-matters">https://www.exponentialview.co/p/-for-st... ) 4/n
Whereas car firms have to contend with managing an old/bad business model (dealerships, ICE platforms, leasing businesses) and a new/good business model (EVs, sharing models, automation, direct-to-consumer. 5/n
It is also a stark reminder that incumbency and heritage and billions don& #39;t confer an advantage in longevity -- especially if your fixed costs are too high and the ratio of relevance to residual in your business model is skewif. 6/n
If you are a car company looking for investor support today and a bunch of the capital you need is for your OLD ICE business model strikes me as an unappealing offer compared to supporting a younger startup. 7/n
Links:
FT Survey on Startups: https://www.ft.com/content/979031de-970d-48e9-bb53-5b21e43a4a92
Economist">https://www.ft.com/content/9... on car companies: https://www.economist.com/briefing/2020/04/23/the-worlds-car-giants-need-to-move-fast-and-break-things
8/n">https://www.economist.com/briefing/...
FT Survey on Startups: https://www.ft.com/content/979031de-970d-48e9-bb53-5b21e43a4a92
Economist">https://www.ft.com/content/9... on car companies: https://www.economist.com/briefing/2020/04/23/the-worlds-car-giants-need-to-move-fast-and-break-things
8/n">https://www.economist.com/briefing/...
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