Acquisition Forecast Global Valuation 
Austin Startup
APRIL 25, 2017
In summary: Snap’s current business doesn’t justify a $20B valuation. How can one justify a $20B valuation for Snap? The product that could most likely justify Snap’s $20B valuation is Spectacles. Global smartphone revenue is about $420B. Snap is asking investors to bet on its ability to innovate its way into revenue.
Cracking the Code
FEBRUARY 23, 2011
In comparison, the overall technology sector growth was projected at 9-10% in early 2010 and this forecast did not change significantly today. Detailed SaaS Spreadsheet (Valuation and CAC benchmark). SaaS 13 Index Valuation. Global warming: a plague for humanity? Global Warning! Wednesday, February 23, 2011.
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David Teten
AUGUST 6, 2015
I also spoke with Michael Hutchens , CEO & Cofounder of BPM Global , which helps organizations more efficiently build and maintain financial models. It’s misleadingly precise to have two digits to the right of the decimal in a CAC/LTV multiple for year 3 of your forecast (“Customer Acquisition Cost”/”LifeTime Value of Customer”).
Agile VC
MAY 26, 2011
Online social networking is a concept still being evangelized even in Silicon Valley… Friendster is in private beta (wasn’t until Oct 2003 they received Google acquisition offer which they turned down for Kleiner/Benchmark round). It was a pretty good valuation for the time. It was a $4.7M link] leehower. link] Healy Jones.
David Teten
JANUARY 19, 2021
In all these cases, capital is provided to fuel forecasted growth without creating a commitment to a particular vision for future funding rounds, exit goals, and associated blitzscaling. The value ascribed by subsequent investors (in a secondary); buyers (acquisition); or the public markets (IPO). The State of Flexible VC.
Cracking the Code
MARCH 12, 2010
So, here is the first edition, including the recent Q4 2009 earnings and the updated 2010 forecast. If we consider that 2009 was probably the worst year in the past 5 years, forecasting the same growth for 2010 is not very encouraging. Detailed SaaS Spreadsheet (Valuation and CAC benchmark). SaaS 13 Index Valuation.
gigaom.com
JULY 10, 2012
Lingo licenses Watson’s core speech technology for its language servers (though that relationship will likely end after the Nuance acquisition closes), and Research in Motion’s QNX is working with Watson’s API to develop a conceptual connected car assistant. Previous What’s wrong with the tech valuations?
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