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 really.
Startup Professionals Musings
OCTOBER 14, 2016
The fact is that valuations are largely set by top venture capital investors and financial firms, and they all have their own proprietary formulas for assigning value. If your new venture is still in the idea or development stages, don’t even think about a high valuation. You have to earn a billion-dollar valuation, not declare it.
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Startup Professionals Musings
MARCH 25, 2023
Should they focus on increasing revenues and profitability, or entice more and more users with “free” services, to increase their valuation. These days, you need customer evangelists who see the value and will pull in their friends through viral actions to keep the business growing. Most are still confused about the right priority.
Startup Professionals Musings
JUNE 21, 2020
Should they focus on increasing revenues and profitability, or entice more and more users with “free” services, to increase their valuation. These days, you need customer evangelists who see the value and will pull in their friends through viral actions to keep the business growing. Most are still confused about the right priority.
Startup Professionals Musings
JANUARY 7, 2023
Perhaps the most famous bubble for startups was the dot.com craze that crashed 20 years ago, where the highest valuations were given to companies with massive user growth, but minimal revenue or profit. More than one smart entrepreneur has been caught in the lofty lifestyle of big money investors, viral growth, and movie star status.
Startup Professionals Musings
MARCH 16, 2016
This term is currently applied to recent startups who profess a current valuation which exceeds $1 billion. Frothy startup valuations. This term is used to describe non-traditional ways to incent growth such as social-media and viral marketing. Prime examples include Uber, Airbnb and Snapchat. Could your startup be the next one?
Steve Blank
SEPTEMBER 21, 2012
While statistics are weak on startup success rates, the worst one I’ve seen suggests that 2 in 1000 venture backed startups will ever achieve $100-million or more in valuation. . ——————-. Another stat puts that number at 2% rather than 0.2%. What’s the honest trajectory?
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