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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? While not all of our investments will pay off in the long run, we are willing to take these risks in an attempt to create the best and most differentiated products in the market.”

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VC Optimism Returning But More Pain Ahead In Their Portfolios

Hunter Walker

Satya and I were having lunch (yummy Chinese food) with our LPAC and the conversation turned to generally “how much more did venture portfolios have to fall before they found their true current value?” Valuations. Lower performing VCs will disappear faster and new entrants will differentiate themselves.

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Time is the Enemy of All Deals

Both Sides of the Table

million at a $15 million pre-money valuation. Morgan Stanley had proposed a higher valuation to let them in. Conversely I offered the same deal to another entrepreneur who decided to shop around longer. If it’s a biz deal you might care about IP protection, revenue share, investment commitments to joint marketing – whatever.