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| Page 1 of 4 | Previous | Next | | | | | ASK THE ANGELS JULY 31, 2009 An Angel Investor’s Thoughts on Valuation For this conversation, I’m going to focus on gains exclusively from a sale and forgo a discussion on ROI from cash flow. So for an example lets assume a $500k investment in a company with a $600k pre money that professes to have an exit plan that will garner a $5m sale in 5 years. Sale Price $5,000,000. By Bob Aholt. | | | | | | | |
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SOCAL CTO | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2011 How Investors Think About Valuation of Pre-Revenue Startups
Because of this, I've always tried to stay up-to-speed on how early-stage investors look at valuation of companies. Bill Payne is an expert on how early-stage investors should look at valuation. He just post: Establishing the Pre-money Valuation of Pre-revenue Startups. What are they really looking for? is a requirement. MORE >> -
 Big Mistake: Business Plans And Investor Returns
pop up the sales forecast, pop up the profitability, and that generates a great projected valuation. Projected investor returns depend on a future valuation, which depends on the sales forecast or income forecast or both. This is usually a waste of time, energy, and space. And it doesn’t. MORE >> -
BOTH SIDES OF THE TABLE | THURSDAY, JULY 22, 2010  Want to Know How VC’s Calculate Valuation Differently from Founders?
Other founders, “as a privately held company we don’t disclose our valuation.&# Me, “dude, I’m not a journalist. I just want to figure out what a fair valuation is.&# I figured all the VC’s talked so we should. This starts with understanding how VCs and entrepreneurs often see valuation differently. MORE >> -
 Track the Ten Elements of Value for Your Venture
You can also use this space to keep track of innovators (R&D personnel) and rainmakers ( sales & marketing personnel). Customers: A company’s only sustainable source of cash is sales, so you need to keep track of your business development efforts. Tags: scorecard venture value Akira Hirai business valuation MORE >> -
ACTIVE GARAGE | THURSDAY, APRIL 15, 2010  Business Valuation in divorce is different
In most business valuations, the standard is “fair market value.” As with a fair market valuation, an investment value process analyzes a number of elements that are recognized by the appraisal community to be of particular relevance in valuing any privately held company. Sale(s) of company stock at or near the valuation data. MORE >>
- How to value your company for sale (Part 1) A SMART BEAR: STARTUPS AND MARKETING FOR GEEKS | MONDAY, JUNE 20, 2011
- Investor Pitch: Sales are King ENTREPRENEURSHIP BLOG | WEDNESDAY, MARCH 22, 2006
- How to value your company for sale (Part 2) A SMART BEAR: STARTUPS AND MARKETING FOR GEEKS | MONDAY, JUNE 27, 2011
- E-Commerce: Funding, Terms & Valuations Pre-IPO RECENT BUZZES - VC EXPERTS, INC. | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2012
- True Story: Why We Bought Out Our VC Investors TIM BERRY'S BLOG - PLANNING STARTUPS STORIES | WEDNESDAY, JUNE 1, 2011
- Investment Value ACTIVE GARAGE | FRIDAY, AUGUST 27, 2010
- 10 planning tips for getting top dollar when you sell your company ACTIVE GARAGE | MONDAY, JULY 12, 2010
- Buyers for your company: How to build a great list? ACTIVE GARAGE | MONDAY, JUNE 14, 2010
- True Story: Dollars vs. Eyeballs in Business Valuation TIM BERRY'S BLOG - PLANNING STARTUPS STORIES | MONDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2010
- Retaining employees: Structuring a Stock Appreciation Rights program ACTIVE GARAGE | MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2010
- Financing Your Business: Raising Capital Under Regulation D VC READY BLOG | MONDAY, JULY 6, 2009
- Convertible Debt – Conversion In A Sale Of The Company ASK THE VC | TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2011
- Soundbites from the future START UP BLOG | THURSDAY, APRIL 28, 2011
- Startup Business Development Strategies: 7 Tips For Putting. SEED STAGE CAPITAL | SUNDAY, JANUARY 24, 2010
- Q&A: Valuing a SaaS Business TIM BERRY'S BLOG - PLANNING STARTUPS STORIES | MONDAY, MARCH 26, 2012
- Small business and startups: 5 tips for a safe exit CROWDSPRING BLOG | MONDAY, MAY 30, 2011
- Big Mistake: Huge Unbelievable Sales Numbers TIM BERRY'S BLOG - PLANNING STARTUPS STORIES | WEDNESDAY, APRIL 14, 2010
- Cash Bonus: An Important companion to the Stock Appreciation Rights (SAR) program ACTIVE GARAGE | FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2010
- Raising Money JESSICA MAH | MONDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2009
- Week In Review : Nov 28 – Dec 4, 2010 ACTIVE GARAGE | SUNDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2010
- Selling a Line of Business ONLYONCE | FRIDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2010
- Secret Escapes – creating unfair advantages in building local champions FRED DESTIN | TUESDAY, JUNE 21, 2011
- Week In Review – Jun 13 – Jun 19, 2010 ACTIVE GARAGE | SUNDAY, JUNE 20, 2010
- Timing is everything in a sale of a business. BERKONOMICS | SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2011
- What is Sweat Equity Worth? WWW.ENTREPRENEUR.COM | THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2011
- Russian DST Invests Into Facebook At $50B Valuation ARCTICSTARTUP | MONDAY, JANUARY 3, 2011
- In VC deals, Price Doesn't Matter - But The "Promote" Does SEEING BOTH SIDES | WEDNESDAY, JULY 15, 2009
- What is a convertible bridge note with a price cap? STARTUP COMPANY LAWYER | MONDAY, JANUARY 11, 2010
- The Next Bubble – Don’t Get Fooled Again STEVE BLANK | WEDNESDAY, JUNE 15, 2011
- Week In Review: Sep 19 – Sep 25, 2010 ACTIVE GARAGE | SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2010
- Ten Steps to Survival by Innovation STARTUP PROFESSIONALS MUSINGS | MONDAY, MARCH 15, 2010
- Investors Expect Ten Essentials in a Business Plan STARTUP PROFESSIONALS MUSINGS | FRIDAY, MAY 13, 2011
- Selling Your Business? Gather Your Team of Experts FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | WEDNESDAY, MAY 2, 2012
- Limit an Investor Pitch to 10 Pages and 10 Minutes STARTUP PROFESSIONALS MUSINGS | FRIDAY, JUNE 10, 2011
- How to Be an Angel Investor WWW.PAULGRAHAM.COM | WEDNESDAY, APRIL 28, 2010
- Downturn - Now What? WILL PRICE | WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 23, 2008
- Ten Slides Make a Killer Investor Presentation STARTUP PROFESSIONALS MUSINGS | WEDNESDAY, MAY 19, 2010
- Ten Tips for an Investment-Grade Business Plan STARTUP PROFESSIONALS MUSINGS | THURSDAY, APRIL 22, 2010
- How to Discuss Stock Options with Your Team BOTH SIDES OF THE TABLE | MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2010
- How Convertible Debt Works FELD THOUGHTS | WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2011
- Exit trends in 2010 JASON BALL'S TECHBYTES | MONDAY, JANUARY 24, 2011
- Why the Foursquare Acquisition Story Makes No Sense THIS IS GOING TO BE BIG. | WEDNESDAY, APRIL 7, 2010
- SaaS Math: Why “I” love SaaS! STARTUPCFO | FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2011
- How do the sample Series Seed financing documents differ from typical Series A financing documents? STARTUP COMPANY LAWYER | SUNDAY, MARCH 14, 2010
- Why Startups Should Raise Money at the Top End of Normal BOTH SIDES OF THE TABLE | SUNDAY, JUNE 5, 2011
- Ten Principles Which Spell Continuous Innovation STARTUP PROFESSIONALS MUSINGS | WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9, 2011
- Understanding How Dilution Affects You at a Startup BOTH SIDES OF THE TABLE | FRIDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2011
- Most Startups Get No Professional Investor Cash STARTUP PROFESSIONALS MUSINGS | WEDNESDAY, MARCH 16, 2011
- How to raise money with no lead VENTURE HACKS | SATURDAY, JULY 31, 2010
- Should Your Startup Have an Advisory Board? BOTH SIDES OF THE TABLE | SUNDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2009
- What are the terms of Yuri Milner/SV Angel’s Start Fund $150K investment into Y Combinator companies? STARTUP COMPANY LAWYER | MONDAY, JANUARY 31, 2011
- Goldman’s Investment Actually Values Facebook at Much Less Than $50 Billion VINICIUS VACANTI | TUESDAY, JANUARY 4, 2011
- Startup Killer: the Cost of Customer Acquisition | For Entrepreneurs WWW.FORENTREPRENEURS.COM | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2010
- Why VCs Will Block Good Exits ANGEL BLOG | FRIDAY, JANUARY 16, 2009
- 14 Interesting Findings From The Startup Genome Project YOUNGUPSTARTS | SUNDAY, MAY 29, 2011
- Top 120 Startup Posts for 2010 SOCAL CTO | WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 5, 2011
- IPOs Just Aren't What They Used To Be A VC : VENTURE CAPITAL AND TECHNOLOGY | SATURDAY, JUNE 19, 2010
- 5 Tips to Surviving a Start-up FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | WEDNESDAY, MARCH 14, 2012
- A Few Lessons in Developing and Marketing Products DAZZLINDONNA | THURSDAY, MAY 26, 2011
- How Pure is Your Model WILL PRICE | FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2006
- Common Stock vs. Preferred Stock in Venture Funding Transactions GROWTHINK BLOG | MONDAY, JANUARY 24, 2011
- Crowdfunding: What to Know Before You Go All In FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | MONDAY, APRIL 2, 2012
- Avoid Offensive Liquidation Preferences THE STARTUP LAWYER | TUESDAY, JANUARY 10, 2012
- Advantages of Convertible Debt in Seed Financing VC READY BLOG | FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2009
- Advantages of Convertible Debt in Seed Financing VC READY BLOG | FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2009
- Advantages of Convertible Debt in Seed Financing VC READY BLOG | FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2009
- A VC: Employee Equity: How Much? WWW.AVC.COM | THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2011
- Ask the Angels ASK THE ANGELS | MONDAY, JULY 28, 2008
- Ten Top Funding Sources for Startups STARTUP PROFESSIONALS MUSINGS | MONDAY, MARCH 1, 2010
- Technology Trends: 10 Areas of Innovation to Watch for 2012 THIS IS GOING TO BE BIG. | MONDAY, DECEMBER 26, 2011
- An Evolved View Of The Participating Preferred A VC : VENTURE CAPITAL AND TECHNOLOGY | SATURDAY, MAY 1, 2010
- Repurchase agreements: what you should know before you sign HIGH CONTRAST | FRIDAY, MAY 7, 2010
- 8 Questions to Help Decide if You Should be Raising Money Now BOTH SIDES OF THE TABLE | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2011
- Startup Funding - Avoiding the Pitfalls in the Friends and Family Round ANGEL BLOG | THURSDAY, JUNE 5, 2008
- Tune In, Turn On, Drop Out – The Startup Genome Project STEVE BLANK | SUNDAY, MAY 29, 2011
- The Harder I Work, The Luckier I Get BOTH SIDES OF THE TABLE | WEDNESDAY, JUNE 1, 2011
- Business Basics-Investor Presentation Checklist ASK THE ANGELS | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2011
- Use of Funds INSTIGATOR BLOG | FRIDAY, MARCH 26, 2010
- The Great VC Ice Age is Thawing (for now) – Part 1 of 3 BOTH SIDES OF THE TABLE | TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2009
- Find Your Perfect Business Buyer FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | WEDNESDAY, APRIL 4, 2012
- How to Fund a Startup WWW.PAULGRAHAM.COM | WEDNESDAY, APRIL 28, 2010
- You Can Take Your IRR and Shove It TIM BERRY'S BLOG - PLANNING STARTUPS STORIES | WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 2011
- Is convertible debt with a price cap really the best financing structure? STARTUP COMPANY LAWYER | SUNDAY, JANUARY 9, 2011
- Startup Tools STEVEBLANK.COM | FRIDAY, JULY 8, 2011
- Guy Kawasaki’s 10 Questions to Ask Before You Join a Startup WWW.MINT.COM | TUESDAY, MARCH 9, 2010
- Don’t Look to Tech Startups to Fill the Jobs Gap MARK BIRCH | FRIDAY, JULY 29, 2011
- Welcome to the Lost Decade (for Entrepreneurs, IPO’s and VC’s) STEVE BLANK | THURSDAY, JULY 15, 2010
- Your Financial Model Is A Work Of Fiction; Build It Anyway SEED STAGE CAPITAL | TUESDAY, JANUARY 4, 2011
- Exit Strategy – Selling A Business Can Increase Its Value by 50+% ANGEL BLOG | TUESDAY, JULY 22, 2008
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