YoungUpstarts
MARCH 11, 2015
With the daily demands of running a business along with the financial pressures and challenges inherent in early-stage companies, a business valuation may not be the first thing an entrepreneur thinks of when he awakes each morning. When does a startup company need a business valuation? The timing will vary depending on the purpose.
Software By Rob
FEBRUARY 28, 2012
This is final installment of a 3-part series covering my acquisition of HitTail. Could you talk a bit about the diligence you did during the acquisition? Due diligence is the most important part of the process because it dictates whether you should move forward with the acquisition, and at what price. Photo by psiaki.
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YoungUpstarts
JUNE 20, 2016
The switch from PDRs to VDRs resulted in deal cycles and increased valuations. Today, VDR providers are using multiple-layered infrastructure to store, access and share data on their online databases. Mergers and Acquisitions. The old PDRs were quite cumbersome due diligence processes. percent between 2009 and 2014.
Gust
SEPTEMBER 27, 2014
Because Gust is the word’s most comprehensive database of high-growth startup companies (in terms of size, larger than Crunchbase and AngelList combined), it is increasingly used as a source for third party listings and directories. This added exposure can result in indications of interest (investment, acquisition, partnership, etc.)
VC Adventure
APRIL 2, 2020
Everyone is being cautious about valuations. Anecdotally I’ve heard that early stage valuations are already down 30-50%. Marketing expenses are lower and customer acquisition costs typically are reduced. Additionally, as a general rule, funds with larger portfolios are more likely to be on lock-down for new investments.
Scalable Startup
AUGUST 26, 2014
As further market proof of the power of Drupal in the enterprise, Acquia has received about $100 million in funding in the past 3 months, which puts its valuation at over $1 billion. There’s a lot of buzz about the Amazon acquisition of TWITCH this week.
David Teten
DECEMBER 3, 2019
I use another live Google doc to maintain my database of companies I’m marketing to other VCs. For more rigorous, bottoms-up sizing exercises I suggest tools such as Statista and the United States Census Bureau (also their North American Industry Classification System database) to help identify more specific data. 7) Negotiate .
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