Acquisition Finance Internet Valuation 
Startup Professionals Musings
MARCH 25, 2023
Should they focus on increasing revenues and profitability, or entice more and more users with “free” services, to increase their valuation. The concept of free goods and services to get you hooked, financed by deep pockets, or advertising, seems marginally ethical to many. Most are still confused about the right priority.
Both Sides of the Table
APRIL 26, 2016
The key to being able to run a business that isn’t yet profitable (on operating margin) is availability of capital to finance losses and preferably at a cost that isn’t too punitive to the founders and employees. CAC is often measured incorrectly and doesn’t often doesn’t capture the true costs of acquisition. The first input is CAC.
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ReadWriteStart
JUNE 1, 2020
Let’s take an example – In the case of an internet or app business, the user traction and market penetration is a must. If you are facing any problem you can always check out this: Business Loan vs. Equity Financing. The bridge or exit stage is generally of very large transactions and for companies with substantial valuation.
Startup Professionals Musings
JUNE 21, 2020
Should they focus on increasing revenues and profitability, or entice more and more users with “free” services, to increase their valuation. The concept of free goods and services to get you hooked, financed by deep pockets, or advertising, seems marginally ethical to many. Most are still confused about the right priority.
Both Sides of the Table
AUGUST 12, 2010
In the technology world there are a few websites that most startups track to keep up with the latest financings, acquisitions, product announcements and gossip: BusinessInsider, TechCrunch, Mashable, GigaOm, etc. Specifically we talked about Slide having gotten a $550 million valuation before being sold to Google for $182 million.
YoungUpstarts
JUNE 20, 2016
Before the advent of cloud technology and the Internet, company files had to be stored away in physical data rooms (PDRs). The switch from PDRs to VDRs resulted in deal cycles and increased valuations. Mergers and Acquisitions. Accounting demands accurate audit trails that allow easy tracking of finances. Human Resources.
Mucker Lab
MAY 28, 2020
Compass.co, a benchmarking and research service, analyzed 3,200 internet startups and found that 74 percent “fail due to premature scaling.” These lost startups land higher valuations, have larger teams, outsource more product development and spend more money on customer acquisition than their peers.
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