Runway

"...rs of industrial capitalism and we're still figuring it out. Consider your burn rate. Every venture capitalist obsesses over it. "How many months of runway do you have?" they ask, as if they invented the question. But every organism operates on runway. A hummingbird has approximately four hours between m..."

"You're the organism that survives winter. You can't unsee this now. Every decision you make about headcount, runway, growth rate, and efficiency is a metabolic decision. The question is whether you're making it consciously, with biological principles in mind, or un..."

"The bear didn't have enough fuel left for the restart. It had entered winter with 90% of the reserves needed. In business terms, it had sufficient runway to survive but insufficient capital to restart operations. :::share{variant="teal" label="Emergence Insight"} Hibernation doesn't end when you wake ..."

"...isky patch (50% chance of 200 calories) delivers 50% survival. 50% > 0%. The math is brutal and clear. Business parallel: Startups with 3 months runway make risky bets (pivot, launch unfinished products, aggressive customer acquisition). Startups with 24 months runway optimize safely (test, measure, ..."

"...Decision Algorithm: When to Execute Mast Year Allocation** ``` IF (2+ trigger indicators flip to Mast Year Signal) AND (Capital reserves ≥ 12 months runway for mast year burn) AND (Team capacity can scale 2-3× with hiring) THEN → Execute Mast Year Allocation (80% to opportunity, 10% growth, 10% survival)..."