𝗔𝗜𝗥𝗕𝗡𝗕 𝗦𝗔𝗩𝗘𝗗 𝗕𝗬 𝗖𝗘𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗟
They had $40 left in the bank. Three years of work produced zero profit. Investors stopped answering their calls. The founders faced certain death. They decided to sell cereal boxes to fund their software. They designed custom boxes for political candidates. The cereal sold for $40 per box. It generated $30,000 in cash. That cash kept the lights on. That cash bought them time. Today Airbnb is worth billions. They survived long enough to get lucky.
💡 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝘆𝗮𝗮𝗻𝗦𝗲𝘁𝘂 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁: Cash flow dictates survival while vision dictates scale. How long can your business last without revenue?