Berkonomics
JANUARY 28, 2021
I can’t tell you how many times I’ve walked away from deals where the entrepreneur insists on a start-up pre-money valuation that is so high, no angel could expect to make a return upon the investment, even with a reasonable sales price for the company down the road. The post Don’t get hung up on early stage valuation.
Berkonomics
JULY 10, 2014
I can’t tell you how many times I’ve walked away from deals where the entrepreneur insists on a start-up premoney valuation that is so high, no angel could expect to make a return upon the investment, even with a reasonable sales price for the company down the road. Why fight about valuation, or disappoint the founder at the outset?
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Gust
NOVEMBER 4, 2011
Entrepreneurs and investors who have spent any time dealing with convertible debt seed financing transactions are likely to have encountered the subject of valuation caps. Valuation caps can come into play in settings other than seed-stage convertible note financing rounds. Read on for a fuller explanation.
Steve Blank
SEPTEMBER 14, 2009
billion for a company with less than $50 million in sales. Underwriters realized that as long as the public was happy snapping up shares, they could make huge profits on the inflated valuations (regardless of whether or not the company should have ever been public.)
This is going to be BIG.
MAY 9, 2022
It’s never a good thing to be selling a product for a loss on every sale before you even pay your overhead, or selling something that’s a vitamin, and not medicine. So, yeah, that’s going to come down—especially because they likely got over their skis on valuation. If so, yeah, then I’d say I’d be concerned. But, you know what?
techcrunch.com
APRIL 26, 2013
From 2004 to 2007, she helped lead Congresswoman Carloyn Maloney’s community outreach and relations efforts in New York City. No wonder the platform is rumored to be raising a round at a $150 million valuation or more. with a $3 sale. Leena Rao is currently a Senior Editor for TechCrunch. The site is also a data goldmine.
Duct Tape Marketing
APRIL 28, 2011
If indeed you have any vision of selling your business in the future you’ve got to focus on marketing instead of simply focusing on sales. In my opinion, a greater focus on these elements not only creates greater sales, it leads to the creation of a more valuable asset – or something you might indeed be able to sell.
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