Both Sides of the Table
DECEMBER 11, 2022
Something happened in the past 7 years in the startup and venture capital world that I hadn’t experienced since the late 90’s — we all began praying to the God of Valuation. And then in the late 90’s money crept in, swept in to town by public markets, instant wealth and an absurd sky-rocketing of valuations based on no reasonable metrics.
Both Sides of the Table
SEPTEMBER 15, 2022
We drew this conclusion after a meeting we had with Morgan Stanley where they showed us historical 15 & 20 year valuation trends and we all discussed what we thought this meant. But rest assured valuations get reset. When you look at how much median valuations were driven up in the past 5 years alone it’s bananas.
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Both Sides of the Table
JUNE 28, 2018
How could Bird really be worth the reported $2 billion valuation that I read about in this press? While I promised not to comment on the exact valuation you can assume that it is very large and perhaps the fastest rise from zero to what some have called a “unicorn” valuation. Forget the valuation?—?I Not at all.
Both Sides of the Table
JUNE 5, 2011
2: As expected at least one person accused me of writing this post because I want to see lower valuations. I’ve decided to take all of my private conversations and subjective points-of-view on the topic and make them public in a keynote speech at the Founder Showcase in San Francisco on June 15th. That’s stupid.
YoungUpstarts
MARCH 9, 2016
Here are four areas to look at in your assessment that can help you to determine if a particular advisor is right for your deal: Valuations Expertise. Your own valuation of your business might not be correct. Look for an advisor who lays out the details for you when it comes to determining appropriate market value. and abroad.
Austin Startup
MARCH 22, 2021
In recent years we’ve seen mega-rounds of investment and sky-high valuations. billion Series D round giving the company a valuation of about $14 billion!* When Uber started out, they focussed solely on hailing black cabs in San Francisco. Marketplaces are also catching the eye of investors. They raised a whopping $2.4
Both Sides of the Table
SEPTEMBER 10, 2021
I’m over-paying for every check I write into the VC ecosystem and valuations are being pushed up to absurd levels and many of these valuations and companies won’t hold in the long term. On the one hand, you’re over paying for every investment and valuations aren’t rational. Seksom Suriyapa ?—?he
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