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10 Rules of Thumb for Startup Investment Valuation

Startup Professionals Musings

NewCo has filed a patent on one of their software tool algorithms, which is very positive, and puts them several steps ahead of others who may be venturing into the same area. Assign probabilities to active customer sales efforts, just as sales managers do in quantifying a salesman’s forecast. 500K might be a low estimate.

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10 Ways to Size Your Company’s Value for Funding

Startup Professionals Musings

NewCo has filed a patent on one of their software tool algorithms, which is very positive, and puts them several steps ahead of others who may be venturing into the same area. Assign probabilities to active customer sales efforts, just as sales managers do in quantifying a salesman’s forecast. 500K might be a low estimate.

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10 Rules of Thumb for Startup Investment Valuation

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NewCo has filed a patent on one of their software tool algorithms, which is very positive, and puts them several steps ahead of others who may be venturing into the same area. Assign probabilities to active customer sales efforts, just as sales managers do in quantifying a salesman’s forecast. 500K might be a low estimate.

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Ten Components of Startup Valuation For Investors

Startup Professionals Musings

NewCo has filed a patent on one of their software tool algorithms, which is very positive, and puts them several steps ahead of others who may be venturing into the same area. Assign probabilities to active customer sales efforts, just as sales managers do in quantifying a salesman’s forecast. 500K might be a low estimate.

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Are MBAs Necessary for Start-ups or VC?

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I then worked in a computer store called Software Centre in high school and college (UCSD). I helped program my college’s recruiting office’s software system. But the truth is that I believe I have a very good intuitive feel for software that can’t be replicated by reading about it. What you lose: 4.

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