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Spectacles and $SNAP’s $20B Valuation

Austin Startup

In summary: Snap’s current business doesn’t justify a $20B valuation. How can one justify a $20B valuation for Snap? Snap has introduced a panoply of well-regarded features over the years: stories, face and location filters, memories, discovery channels, etc. In the interim, the most important number to watch is user growth.

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Corporate Acquisitions of Startups: Why Do They Fail?

Steve Blank

VCs like acquisitions as much as IPOs because the acquiring companies often can rationalize paying large multiples over the current valuation of the startup. However, these nosebleed valuations make it even more important in getting the acquired company integrated correctly. Lessons Learned.

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Don’t Sleep on Lightning

Version One Ventures

Lightning is a network of bi-directional payment channels that allows for instant settlement between parties and routing of payments over a TOR-like p2p network settled in units of bitcoin. > 36,000 public channels . > In the world of cryptocurrency, only payment channels like Lightning allow for that level of optimization.

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Channel your Inner VC to Understand Startup Valuations

www.currentlyobsessed.com

Valuation is an important aspect of VC deal terms, and a major determinant of your ultimate outcome. I unexpectedly found that it was more helpful to think about the company valuation as an output variable in the fund-raising equation. The net effect was more money raised, higher valuation and the same percentage of equity sold.

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Remote Jobs: The Fair Pay Rate Dilemma

Transformify

On top of that, they know how monitoring algorithms work and are likely to use a variety of channels to mitigate the risk. Paying above the local market rate, transferring lots of small payments that lead to the same IP address, etc. are tactics often used by the criminals. Slave Labor.

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Venture Capitalists, Super Angels and the State of Startup Funding

mashable.com

The competition for funding startups is increasing the valuations of startups, giving entrepreneurs and founders better investment terms. SCVNGR Makes Major Enhancements to iP. The YCombinator founder believes this means great things for entrepreneurs. Angel rounds also tend to close quicker. 49% of Small Business Owners Use Smar.

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Venture Capitalists, Super Angels and the State of Startup Funding

mashable.com

The competition for funding startups is increasing the valuations of startups, giving entrepreneurs and founders better investment terms. SCVNGR Makes Major Enhancements to iP. The YCombinator founder believes this means great things for entrepreneurs. Angel rounds also tend to close quicker. 49% of Small Business Owners Use Smar.