# The Right (And Wrong) Way To Spend Money At Your Startup

**Author:** Y Combinator
**Type:** Video
**URL:** https://www.ycombinator.com/library/M9-the-right-and-wrong-way-to-spend-money-at-your-startup
**YouTube ID:** IRROi-Q1V44

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Many startups fail because they run out of money. So how should you think about how to spend the money you raise?   
  
In this episode of Office Hours, YC General Partners Brad Flora, Pete Koomen, Nicolas Dessaigne, and Gustaf Alströmer
discuss how to spend responsibly at each stage of a startup— including advice on when to hire, whether to invest in
marketing and what spending mistakes to avoid.

