2001 Down Round Marketing Valuation 
Both Sides of the Table
JULY 29, 2010
We received so much positive feedback from our This Week in Venture Capital show walking through valuation calculations & term sheets that we decided to do a Q&A show this week to address topics that entrepreneurs want to learn about. The best thing to get is a “right sized&# valuation. A: It’s not best.
Both Sides of the Table
JUNE 22, 2011
They have seen one side of a market where many of us have seen the ebb and flow multiple times. Still, market amnesia by ordinarily rational actors always surprises me. I believe a bubble occurs when a market is willing to pay greater than intrinsic value for an asset class. I spoke about a lot of things during the keynote.
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Both Sides of the Table
SEPTEMBER 18, 2014
You’ll find out the minimum when the next round is raised. Me: There is no rational explanation for valuations of A round companies by ANY objective financial measure. People seem concerned about valuation. Doesn’t their investment determine the price of the next round? A down round?
Ben's Blog
JULY 16, 2013
You probably thought that valuations would be roughly the same as they were the last time you raised money. What about the efficient market hypothesis? Aren’t markets rational? If markets behave rationally, one might expect the ratio of price to earnings to be reasonably stable over the period (click here for complete data set).
Feld Thoughts
APRIL 21, 2016
Bill Gurley wrote an incredible post yesterday titled On the Road to Recap: Why the unicorn financing market just became dangerous … for all involved. Also, they have a strong belief that any sign of weakness (such as a down round) will have a catastrophic impact on their culture, hiring process, and ability to retain employees.
thebarefootvc
AUGUST 26, 2015
After a tumultuous week in global markets, today the US stock market ended higher on the session. As a former investment banker who followed the markets closely once upon a time (especially when I was in the midst of public market M&A transactions), I now have the luxury of watching from an arm’s length.
thebarefootvc
AUGUST 26, 2015
After a tumultuous week in global markets, today the US stock market ended higher on the session. As a former investment banker who followed the markets closely once upon a time (especially when I was in the midst of public market M&A transactions), I now have the luxury of watching from an arm’s length.
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