Pre-Money Valuation Down Round

ASK THE ANGELS FEBRUARY 8, 2011 The Truth About Early Stage Pre-Money Valuations think there are three fundamental truths regarding the valuation of early stage businesses by potential investors: The first is that a pre-money valuation is ultimately an outcome of negotiation , rather than a mathematical calculation of discounted cash flow or any other metric of potential company performance. MORE >>	STARTUP PROFESSIONALS MUSINGS SEPTEMBER 14, 2010 A Primer on Angel Investment ‘Simple Term Sheets’ Entrepreneurs sometimes assume an initial agreement with an angel is a commitment, so they start spending before any money is received. MORE >>	RECENT POSTS JANUARY 27, 2012 \| STARTUP PROFESSIONALS MUSINGS Keep Term Sheets Simple for Quicker Cash to Spend JUNE 22, 2011 \| BOTH SIDES OF THE TABLE On Bubbles … And Why We’ll Be Just Fine JUNE 5, 2011 \| BOTH SIDES OF THE TABLE Why Startups Should Raise Money at the Top End of Normal FEBRUARY 8, 2011 \| ASK THE ANGELS The Truth About Early Stage Pre-Money Valuations NOVEMBER 24, 2010 \| STARTUPCFO The downside of high valuations SEPTEMBER 14, 2010 \| STARTUP PROFESSIONALS MUSINGS A Primer on Angel Investment ‘Simple Term Sheets’
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STARTUP PROFESSIONALS MUSINGS JANUARY 27, 2012 Keep Term Sheets Simple for Quicker Cash to Spend Entrepreneurs sometimes assume an initial agreement with an Angel is a commitment, so they start spending before any money is received. MORE >>	BOTH SIDES OF THE TABLE JUNE 5, 2011 Why Startups Should Raise Money at the Top End of Normal 2: As expected at least one person accused me of writing this post because I want to see lower valuations. raised my A round at a $31.5 MORE >>	STARTUPCFO NOVEMBER 24, 2010 The downside of high valuations Valuations are high. In times of rising valuations, it is important for entrepreneurs to think about their long term funding strategy and choose a valuation that is sustainable not just today but over the whole life cycle of your company. Seed and angel capital has never been more plentiful. This is known as a double dip. MORE >>	WWW.PAULGRAHAM.COM APRIL 28, 2010 How to Fund a Startup typical startup goes throughseveral rounds of funding, and at each round you want to take justenough money to reach the speed where you can shift into the nextgear. The advantage of raising money from friends and family is thattheyre easy to find. The contacts and advice can be more important than the money. MORE >>
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BOTH SIDES OF THE TABLE | WEDNESDAY, JUNE 22, 2011
On Bubbles … And Why We’ll Be Just Fine

And so on down then line. In addition to FOMO it is partly driven by massive increase in valuations for earlier-stage companies who raised money at bit seed prices but who still have product risk. And this is happening in mezzanine (pre-IPO) deals as well. New investors hate down rounds. believe that. MORE >>

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