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Is Going for Rapid Growth Always Good? Aren’t Startups So Much More?

Both Sides of the Table

After all, growth equals high valuations and loads of venture capital! Instant growth = huge valuation from follow-on investors = big VC mark-up on our quarterly reports = LP interest. Startups will continue to be aggressive in spamming us in our Facebook timeline. And headlines. And approbation. Grow or die. million and then $5.9

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Cracking The Code: In search of Europe's next tech stars.

Cracking the Code

In search of Europes next tech stars. A short interview on Bloomberg about where I see venture opportunities in Europe. Detailed SaaS Spreadsheet (Valuation and CAC benchmark). SaaS 13 Index Valuation. Europe Consumer. (1). In search of Europe's next tech stars. Yahoo Finance. at 11:03 AM.

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The Truth About the Scooter Economy?—?An Insider’s Perspective

Both Sides of the Table

The valuations were too high! They are no longer remarkable in Santa Monica or Venice or in many cities in America, Europe or South America. This is only true when: 1) there is funding available to finance short-term losses and 2) when there is a lucrative positive unit-economics business when you become the winner.

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US startup valuations reach ten year highs

The Equity Kicker

Venturebeat reported yesterday that US startup valuations have reached ten year highs. You can see from the charts above that median valuations have been increasing at all stages from seed through to Series D or later.

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Cracking The Code: BlablaCar - Travel Revolution

Cracking the Code

Some countries in Europe may have lost their AAA ratings, but they have not lost their appetite to innovate and create new online services. It is interesting to note that this model has been invented in Europe (Blablacar started in 2006) and while there have been some similar and more recent initiatives in the US (e.g., Yahoo Finance.

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Cracking The Code: SaaS Multiples: Recovery or Bubble?

Cracking the Code

Detailed SaaS Spreadsheet (Valuation and CAC benchmark). SaaS 13 Index Valuation. Europe Consumer. (1). In search of Europe's next tech stars. Yahoo Finance. Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. Wednesday, February 23, 2011.

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The Research and Development Tax Credit: A Comprehensive Guide

The Startup Magazine

If the certifying organization verifies that your initiative is a research and development project, you are legally entitled to receive financing. It should be transferable and/or reproducible, thus there should be opportunities for repeatability. Phase 2: Tax authority assessment of the research allowance.

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