Cash Flow vs. Profit: Why Profitable Businesses Still Run Out of Money

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A founder closes out the quarter with strong revenue and a profit-and-loss statement that looks exactly as it should. Then payroll is due, and the bank balance says something different from the P&L implied. This is the gap between cash flow vs. profit, and it catches growing businesses by surprise more often than founders expect. […]