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Spectacles and $SNAP’s $20B Valuation

Austin Startup

Had Facebook not purchased Instagram, Facebook’s aggregate numbers likely would have dipped as millennials have largely abandoned Facebook for Instagram and Snapchat. In summary: Snap’s current business doesn’t justify a $20B valuation. How can one justify a $20B valuation for Snap? Now she’s on it every day!

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The Legal Side of Entrepreneurship

YoungUpstarts

Craig Schmitz, a partner in the Technology Companies Group at law firm Godwin Proctor LLP who works on corporate, governance, board and fundraising issues, and Erika Fisher, an associate in the firm’s Business Law Department who deals with IP, fielded questions about the legal issues startups face. ” The Cost of Financing.

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14 Interesting Findings From The Startup Genome Project

YoungUpstarts

However, this does not mean that investors don’t have a significant effect on valuations and M&A). Founders overestimate the value of IP before product market fit by 255%. But the right mentors significantly influence a company’s performance and ability to raise money. Solo founders take 3.6x less likely to pivot.

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Tune In, Turn On, Drop Out – The Startup Genome Project

Steve Blank

The solution I’m exploring is a just in time learning methodology that accelerates founders’ learning curve by aggregating relevant content, peers and mentors.&#. However, this does not mean that investors don’t have a significant effect on valuations and M&A). Hmm, now I’m getting intrigued. Solo founders take 3.6x

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VC Optimism Returning But More Pain Ahead In Their Portfolios

Hunter Walker

At the time, this is last quarter and the stock market has trended upwards nicely since then (a potential leading indicator of private tech valuations), we all agreed venture portfolios were probably still 25-40% overvalued. Valuations.

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Glory Days for US Technology

Seeing Both Sides

On October 9th, 2008 - the last time the Dow was at 11,000 - the aggregate market capitalization of these seven companies was 770 billion. At the closing bell on April 9th, 2009 - with the Dow back to 11,000 - the aggregate market capitalization of these seven companies was 1,238 billion. Want proof?

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Startup Resources

www.vccafe.com

IP Location Tools. Seed Stage Valuation Guide. British Library Business & IP Centre : Funded by the London Development Agency, the British Library supports inventors, small businesses and entrepreneurs from that first spark of inspiration to successfully launching and developing a business. aggregation. Xtranormal.