The valley of death, refers to the point in time in which an early stage company has begun operations, but has not yet generated revenue—resulting in the depletion of the initial equity capital received from investors. Surviving the death valley curve requires that the startup either: 1. Generates sufficient revenues to become self-sustainable2. Raised significant capital, is growing rapidly and plans to raise more capital soon3. Has access to more lines of credit or capital to fund their operations