Metrics Revenue Sales Stock Options 
Up and Running
DECEMBER 16, 2021
Metrics such as discretionary cash flow or business revenue are used. A company’s goodwill might be worth 2x more than the discretionary cash flow, or the accounting practice’s value might be worth 1 to 1.35x the annual revenue + work-in-progress (inventory). Where Gross Profit = Net Sales – Cost of Goods Sold.
Both Sides of the Table
MAY 27, 2013
In his tenure as CEO of DataSift we have never missed a monthly revenue figure. He has grown our US operations from 1 employee (him) to a global organization of 75 employees that will finish the year with 8-digit revenues (90+% recurring) and more than 350% year-over-year growth. In his spare time he raised nearly $30 million.
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Agile VC
JUNE 5, 2011
They’ve grown from nothing to >$2B in revenue in 30 months time, making the company among the fastest growing businesses in the histroy of the world. How They Make Money: Groupon keeps a share of the coupon value (typically 40-50%) as its net revenue (1). Financial Snapshot: 2010 Revenue: $713M. to the merchant.
Both Sides of the Table
MARCH 21, 2010
Plus, we’re all allured by the false sense that our contract with BigCo is going to “make us&# because once they start using us it will spread like wildfire and the revenue will flow in. They negotiate a “master agreement&# to work with your company with some maybe minimum guarantees in terms of revenue.
Both Sides of the Table
MAY 19, 2018
A detailed financial model that shows your anticipated revenue, costs and profits (Income Statement) as well as your balance sheet and cashflow statements. For starters you have to realize that fund-raising is a sales process. A brochure is an easy out for you in the sales process without being rude. It felt like heresy.
Gust
NOVEMBER 4, 2011
This discussion expands on my Quora answer to a specific question: “ Why were the stock options of MySpace employees worthless even though the company was sold to News Corporation for hundreds of millions? ” The complete story includes a startup-within-a-startup, investments and exits by two VC firms, and some genuine corporate drama.
Tim Keane
JANUARY 12, 2010
It also assumes the entire value of the investment is captured for investors at a sale of the company in the time specified in the term-sheet. 3] However, if they are built bottom up, they demonstrate and make explicit a range of business model assumptions the entrepreneur is using to think about his business and its revenue model.
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