Saving Your Startup During an Economic Downturn

<p>Dalton Caldwell and Michael Seibel discuss Paul Graham's essay "Default Alive or Default Dead." They share strategies to cut your company's burn rate and keep your startup alive to see another day. &nbsp;&nbsp;<br> <br> Paul Graham's essay: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&amp;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbGpNRGd5aXBTcDZvQlRJbXZPLUdjTGlvQlZOQXxBQ3Jtc0ttLWVuZ0Jzc2lMa2J4SnJHbFFEc0hQeWx0NUVHYzVrVGR6OFNLNXpkbEVaaVN6aVBpQTJMdFJrbFVHU2Nta05Bb1BDYUxGbU5yWWFkYmowOG5QS2RmWGVpdlJybjl1OVA0WXdsMDVyakdoUWRyeXI0Yw&amp;q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.paulgraham.com%2Faord.html&amp;v=0OVSTWozvfY" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.paulgraham.com/aord.html</a> &nbsp;<br> Trevor Blackwell's startup growth calculator: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&amp;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbUFkSExPS0hRSXJpRXdPR1N3dGNuS2lHNHB0QXxBQ3Jtc0trMGRvdHYyd1VqMl9rTGNvX0psY2dGTjlBZlY2X0cxNzZFRnNlQVpFLW5UakJhQlF5VE1hRDc5ZWpIOG5fd1FFTkgxa0loZmZpZk83MlJZMEtBd3lRRlRtd2JkM0xtZU5jcnRHUm1NdWRwblItUTJ4Yw&amp;q=http%3A%2F%2Fgrowth.tlb.org%2F&amp;v=0OVSTWozvfY" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://growth.tlb.org</a> &nbsp;<br> Apply to Y Combinator: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&amp;redir_token=QUFFLUhqa1NKRGFFMUNheHZMbzVRTUtaNnNKVF9CZjMtd3xBQ3Jtc0tuXzAzd3JicDMzX1JPdDlGUGFpMzl2cEtwWjZHVVVFaHc2ekpfNmZOdXpFVDA3X1ZtTjlyZ0VLNEEycVVUc01vYm8xLUktOGNKS0dFRjhvTUE5SDdkUXdYd0h5TVBNY2FyeHYwNUUwcUFIVVpiSE1ucw&amp;q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ycombinator.com%2Fapply%2F&amp;v=0OVSTWozvfY" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.ycombinator.com/apply/</a> &nbsp;<br> Work at a startup: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&amp;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbEk2TEdfY1dqTVg4ZEJwSXJzLVNxWGRBVHlaQXxBQ3Jtc0ttTlhKZmFUUDFWRjhSeG5OWlIzbzJEYU9WSVZuVGdlNjRhckVJZFFuQUUzVWp6cWNPQkVlTDBCR1NlN05UelE2V281Vm1kZ0NQbUFabktGeWRIbUNZS3g4RmxMaHBMSHNfZU9FWmx6T3NYS0w4bVBvTQ&amp;q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ycombinator.com%2Fjobs&amp;v=0OVSTWozvfY" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.ycombinator.com/jobs</a><