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Another personal story: Timing is everything in a sale.

Berkonomics

The year was 1998. Within three months, we easily obtained $3 million of investment at a pre-money valuation of $30 million. Three months later, another investor company in the business offered to invest $3 million at a valuation of $60 million. million at a valuation of $80 million. The background for my story.

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Timing is everything in a sale of a business.

Berkonomics

The year was 1998. Within three months, we easily obtained $3 million of investment at a pre-money valuation of $30 million. Three months later, another investor company in the business offered to invest $3 million at a valuation of $60 million. million at a valuation of $80 million. Of course we took all of these.

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McKinsey highlight #1 - Cracking The Code - Yes

Cracking the Code

Paris, November 1998. Detailed SaaS Spreadsheet (Valuation and CAC benchmark). SaaS 13 Index Valuation. sales and marketing. (10). Impact of the recession on SaaS Sales&Marketing pr. Building Your SaaS Sales Compensation Plan. Measuring sales and marketing effectiveness of Saa. My Investments.

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The rise of the “successful” unsustainable company

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

” Here’s the summary of his track record (excerpted from the Fast Company article): Forefront — IPO’ed in 1995 by CBT — CBT stock fell 85% in 1998 and prompted class-action lawsuits. Except I disagree with that definition of “success.” Support.com — On 2.5m

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It’s Morning in Venture Capital

Both Sides of the Table

Yes, it’s true that FOMO (fear of missing out) is driving some irrational behavior and valuations amongst uber competitive deals and well-financed VCs. In 1998 there were around 850 VC funds and by 2000 there were 2,300. In 1998 it was 150 million, 1999 250 million and by 2000 it had crossed 350 million. The Funding Problem.

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Entrepreneur Success: Key Factor is Thinking Long-Term

Growthink Blog

So, when a company reaches its quarterly sales and profit goals, its stock price goes up. Sure, your revenues and profits will factor into your valuation, but what about things like: The quality of your team: do you have well trained employees that expertly perform? Your company could be valued on many things.

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Returns for brand-name VC funds

finance.fortune.cnn.com

FORTUNE -- Its no secret that venture capitalists were hit hard by last decades dotcom bust, considering that median returns for 1998-2001 vintage funds are all underwater. Sales jobs. Exclusive: Returns for brand-name VC funds By Dan Primack August 20, 2012: 12:15 PM ET. Beyond the dotcom-era benchmarks. Job Search. Accounting jobs.

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