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What Most People Don’t Understand About How Startup Companies are Valued

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I’m sure the head of the Federal Reserve Bank could spook the market or the heads of state of the US, China or Iran could. Social networking finally came of age connected the planet and leading to enormous wealth creation for Facebook employees and investors. You’ll see here that in 2007 people were willing to pay 7.7x

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Why many entrepreneurs come across as jerks

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Apple ( AAPL ), of course, is a poster-child for this (dropping the word "computer" from its company name in 2007 to reflect the shift), and Yahoo ( YHOO ) and Research in Motion ( RIMM ) have found themselves at their own moment of truth. Standard Chartereds stock drops on Iran allegations. Join the Conversation. Most Popular.