Startup Professionals Musings
JUNE 24, 2020
As a frequent advisor to new entrepreneurs and startups, I often hear your frustration with being treated differently from other startups by investors, on expectations for valuation , traction, and market size. Valuations here are always low, and funding generally depends on friends and family, or a few forward-thinking angels.
Both Sides of the Table
APRIL 26, 2016
There has been a lot of public debate over the past several weeks about whether it’s a good thing to be “gross margin positive” or not and commentary always reminds me that some people at startups don’t quite understand financial metrics or even how to think about which ones are healthy. The first input is CAC. Customer acquisition cost.
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The Startup Magazine
APRIL 24, 2020
If you’re interested in selling your eCommerce website but are unsure of how to go about determining the actual value of your business, you’ve come to the right article. While it’s true that valuations can get quite technical, the basics are relatively easy to understand. eCommerce: The Rising Star of Retail.
The Equity Kicker
DECEMBER 2, 2015
Mahesh Vellanki from Redpoint put up an interesting post yesterday about ecommerce valuations. Etsy is arguably more of a marketplace than an ecommerce company and marketplaces have higher margins, more defensibility and hence attract higher multiples, so I would discount them. Fitbit enjoys a 3.3x
Version One Ventures
JULY 20, 2015
I often get asked about how to determine the valuation for a marketplace startup that is starting to scale. Our assumptions for this valuation: Scale: > $1b GMV. Bessemer offers a good overview of current valuations for different business models: SaaS, marketplaces, consumer, and ecommerce. YoY growth of at least 30%.
crowdSPRING Blog
FEBRUARY 7, 2013
Valuations in the Series A and Series B Market are Booming – [link]. All marketing metrics are relative | Christopher S. 20 Clean and Minimal Ecommerce Designs – [link]. Why Content Marketing is Not Branding | Copyblogger – [link]. Evolution of a Founder: Lessons I have learned | Om Malik – [link].
Both Sides of the Table
AUGUST 20, 2015
We’ve had just one market since then and it could confuse one into thinking: every deal finds downstream investors, every company good or bad finds a home, you know anything at all about brazil, india, china or even saas sales, ecommerce or analytics (you know all these in a bull market). We’ll see. What do I know about venture?
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