Founder Journey

How to Calculate Your Runway (The Right Way) As a Non-Standard Founder

Most founders calculate runway wrong. They do: Savings ÷ Burn Rate = Runway $30,000 ÷ $3,000/month = 10 months of runway. Simple math. Completely useless. Here's why: That formula assumes you're already all-in on your business. But you're not. You still have a job. Or you're consulting on the side. Or your expenses are about to change dramatically. The formula everyone uses calculates runway for a business that doesn't exist yet. Here's the mental framework that actually works: The Two-