To underscore the point, here are Loudcloud’s average monthly cash burn figures for the quarters ending in:
* Apr 2001: $39 million
* Jul 2001: $35 million
* Oct 2001: $29 million
* Jan 2002: $25 million
* Apr 2002: $22 million
* Jul 2002: $19.4 million
* Apr 2001: $39 million
* Jul 2001: $35 million
* Oct 2001: $29 million
* Jan 2002: $25 million
* Apr 2002: $22 million
* Jul 2002: $19.4 million
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holy shit. that is burn rate in its penultimate form. just looking at these numbers makes me want to throw up.
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