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Want to Know How VC’s Calculate Valuation Differently from Founders?

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Due to competitive markets we ended up with a pretty good term sheet until we needed to raise money in April 2001 and then we got completely screwed. You’ll need to hire and retain talen to grow your company. You almost certainly will have liquidation preferences if you raise VC so don’t worry about having them.

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