abovethecrowd.com
JULY 10, 2014
Financial models, especially valuation models, are interesting in that they can be particularly precise. While it may seem like a tough question to answer, I would argue that most practitioners of valuation analysis would state “not very high.” It is not my aim to specifically convince anyone that Uber is worth any specific valuation.
Both Sides of the Table
MAY 19, 2010
Founded in November 2007 in New York City by Alexis Maybank and Kevin Ryan (co-founder of DoubleClick); CEO is Susan Lyne (ex-CEO Marta Stewart Living Omnimedia) Revenue estimates: $50mm in 2008; $170mm in 2009 (versus budget of $150mm); $450mm forecasted for 2010. Note that these are “gross” revenue numbers. Competitors: Knewton.
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View from Seed
JANUARY 10, 2022
We’re running our new and improved accelerator program back, we’re doubling our offering and raising the valuation cap (hello $400K) , and we’d love for you and your team to apply. Benchmark Labs: San Diego, California. Comet Health: San Francisco, California . See nuts & bolts section below for more details.
Ben's Blog
AUGUST 17, 2020
OH in South Park, San Francisco (or on Zoom from Big Sky, Montana): “OMG, crazy – that firm just paid 100x revenue to invest in [insert hot startup here] – what could they be thinking?” How valuation multiples work Why did multiples become a shortcut-heuristic for estimating valuations in the first place?
A Crowded Space
JANUARY 13, 2016
The joke around San Francisco nowadays is that there is a transfer of wealth going on from VCs to consumers because VCs are funding these negative gross margin businesses like free food, delivery, parking, rides, etc. 3) Munchery – Food delivery startups are promising faster and faster delivery times.
Cracking the Code
MAY 15, 2008
Unfortunately, John Doeer was not in the panel this year, but Tony said he could not believe anymore in Johns forecasts after his support of Hillarys presidential campaign. Detailed SaaS Spreadsheet (Valuation and CAC benchmark). SaaS 13 Index Valuation. The panel was moderated by Tony Perkins, the Editor-in-chief of AlwaysOn.
Duct Tape Marketing
DECEMBER 14, 2017
Partly what I’m getting is a lot of people want to sell their business, but it’s actually very difficult for somebody to even valuate it. Matt Watson: Yeah, we worked with a firm that was out in San Francisco that represented us, and so they ran a big process for us when we were trying to raise capital, to do that round.
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