Burn Carefully, Not Eagerly

Ashish Kumar
May 14, 2025 • Estimated Reading Time: 1 minute

My co-founder wanted to spend $300K on an ERP system.

It would’ve been slick, but we didn’t need it.

We were still figuring out product-market fit.

I pushed back and used a scrappy system instead.

That $300K gave us 4 extra months of runway—and that time saved the company.

Takeaway:

Delay nice-to-haves.

In early stages, survival > sophistication.

👉My Pick: Want to be Rich? Don’t Start a Business.