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Runway extension calculator

What a cost cut buys you.

Built and reviewed by Dovanic, Founder and editor, FreeByteLast reviewed: 2026-08-18
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20%

New runway

10 mo

Months added

2 mo

With these inputs, new runway comes to 10 mo. Months added works out to 2 mo.

New monthly burn
$48,000

What moves the number · New runway

Input−10%Now+10%
Cash9 mo10 mo11 mo
Monthly net burn11 mo10 mo9 mo

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What a cost cut buys you.

A worked example

Starting figures

Cash
$500,000
Monthly net burn
$60,000
Cost cut
20%

What it returns

New runway
10 mo
Months added
2 mo
New monthly burn
$48,000

How to read the results

With the defaults above, new runway works out at 10 mo.

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