Flywheel
- “what is a flywheel in business”
- “flywheel effect explained”
- “good to great criticism”
- “how does momentum compound”
:: COMPARE ::
FlywheelvsBurn rate
The short answer
The flywheel compounds momentum generated from within. Burn rate consumes momentum purchased from outside. Opposite engines — and only one of them has a date attached.
Side by side
| Aspect | Flywheel | Burn rate |
|---|---|---|
| Momentum from | Inside | Outside |
| Has a deadline | No | Yes |
| Early stage | Very slow | Very fast |
| Failure mode | Never starts | Runs out |
Which one you meant
Readers who land here meaning Flywheel rather than Burn rate are usually searching for phrases like “what is a flywheel in business”, “flywheel effect explained”, “good to great criticism”.
Burn Rate
- “what is burn rate”
- “how to calculate runway”
- “burn rate meaning startup”
- “what is a good burn rate”
Which came first
Burn rate. 10 March 2000 — The NASDAQ peaks at 5,048.62, at the height of a 'get big fast' strategy that made burn rate a headline metric.
- 10 March 2000Burn RateThe NASDAQ peaks at 5,048.62, at the height of a 'get big fast' strategy that made burn rate a headline metric.
- 16 October 2001FlywheelGood to Great is published, setting out the flywheel and its opposite, the doom loop.
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