Growthink Blog

MAY 20, 2011

Yes, this blog post is going to piss off somebody. So, Mike tells me he wants to raise a first round of venture capital based on a $100 million valuation. Getting a $100 Million valuation is impossible for a startup. I mean it took YEARS and millions of members before Facebook commanded a $100 Million valuation.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 28, 2014

I was reading Danielle Morrill’s blog post today on whether one’s “ Startup Burn Rate is Normal. Valuation. I wanted to call out special attention to valuation in this debate. So a large part of your personal assessment on how much you can afford to burn also has to be your current valuation.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 19, 2020

Hire a professional marketing and public relations agency once you have a good revenue stream but you don’t need them to start a free blog, establish Facebook and Twitter accounts with initial content and complete the basics of search engine optimization. Tackling most of the support tasks yourself. Use social media for early marketing.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 10, 2021

Often, the number one question that entrepreneurs fail to address is: “How much money do you need, and what valuation do you place on your company?” The resources are out there to help you, like the book mentioned, this blog, and many more. Lack of clear objectives/goals. Then you have to have evidence to support your request.

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View from Seed

OCTOBER 21, 2014

Using NextView as an example, since we both seek to lead the seed round and only lead during this round, I’ve seen this trend manifest in one of two ways: In a priced round, the entrepreneur will often share their valuation ask (or a stated floor) for the pre-money valuation of their company much sooner in the process.

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ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 7, 2010

As a thumb rule, try to get enough validation so that you can get to at least a $2 million pre-money valuation before raising equity capital. That is debt financing that converts into equity at the Series A valuation once the price for that is set. (I You can pitch to be featured on my blog following these instructions.

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SiliconHills

OCTOBER 22, 2022

billion valuation. Its technology has been used in companies to help with blog posts and write and illustrate […]. Jasper, an AI content platform based in Austin, announced last week that the company raised a $125 million Series A funding round at a $1.5

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Please watch the video, review the slides and blog posts]. We discussed whether 1) that was true or just anecdotal 2) if true, was it the same in other research universities, 3) why it happened (software startups are getting funded at obscene valuations)? Optional Rebecca S.

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Altgate

DECEMBER 15, 2010

@altgate Startups, Venture Capital & Everything In Between Skip to content Home Furqan Nazeeri (fn@altgate.com) ← No one wants to tell you your baby is ugly More on Liquidation Preferences → Pre-Money Valuation vs Number of Founders Posted on December 15, 2010 by admin Here’s a chart of the day worth sharing.

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ReadWriteStart

JUNE 1, 2020

The bridge or exit stage is generally of very large transactions and for companies with substantial valuation. The essential components of your pitch include a comprehensive business plan with projections of 5 years along with investment offerings and estimated valuations. Point number 3: Never raise money with an increased valuation.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 29, 2018

Hire a professional marketing and public relations agency once you have a good revenue stream but you don’t need them to start a free blog, establish Facebook and Twitter accounts with initial content and complete the basics of search engine optimization. Tackling most of the support tasks yourself. Use social media for early marketing.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 6, 2010

Once you have a potential investor excited about your team, your product, and your company, the investor will inevitably ask “What is your company’s valuation?” How much is NewCo worth to investors at this point (pre-money valuation)? This is the most concrete valuation element, usually called the asset approach.

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Tim Keane

JANUARY 12, 2010

Term-sheets and Valuations: Thinking about Negotiations.   I’ve sat down with entrepreneurs and a copy of a term sheet guide I like [ “Term Sheets & Valuations - A Line by Line Look at the Intricacies of Venture Capital Term Sheets & Valuations ” by Alex Wilmerding, Aspatore Press.] The Valuation Question.

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VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

It’s an interesting research project and I recommend the book and Ali’s blog post “Land of the Super Founders “, if you want to dive deeper. The company has grown rapidly and achieved a valuation of over $7 billion by delivering a product that is both intuitive and powerful.

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View from Seed

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Back in 2018, my colleague Rob wrote a blog post about how the VC asset class is doing. Or is there a major disconnect between a portfolio’s valuations and the actual dollars returned to LPs? Both early- and late-stage startup valuations are currently elevated. How have more recent vintages performed?

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View from Seed

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

Every ask implicitly suggests a valuation range. Conversely, a series A with a $6M ask suggests a lower valuation. Because every ask suggests a valuation, make sure it is market appropriate. It is true that a lower ask suggests a lower valuation. That said…. The post Sizing the Ask appeared first on NextView Ventures.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 12, 2010

Specifically we talked about Slide having gotten a $550 million valuation before being sold to Google for $182 million. Dan makes a point that you shouldn’t be telling everyone about your valuation as Slide did. He said it’s best to talk about valuation only when you sell (if at all). Minutes 4 – 8. Minutes 11-13.

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View from Seed

JANUARY 2, 2024

One of my goals in 2024 is to start blogging again. Admittedly, I stopped blogging a few years ago because of the proliferation of content around VC and startups. Also, blogs felt like an antiquated way to engage with founders vs. threads on Twitter/X. Or they look like $10M on an uncapped note for a different profile.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 5, 2014

Hire a professional marketing and public relations agency once you have a good revenue stream but you don’t need them to start a free blog, establish Facebook and Twitter accounts with initial content and complete the basics of search engine optimization. Tackling most of the support tasks yourself. Use social media for early marketing.

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View from Seed

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Back in 2018, my colleague Rob wrote a blog post about how the VC asset class is doing. Or is there a major disconnect between a portfolio’s valuations and the actual dollars returned to LPs? Both early- and late-stage startup valuations are currently elevated. How have more recent vintages performed?

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Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

In this blog, we are going to discuss some of the important practices to optimize product development and remove unnecessary startup expenses. They were able to take their market valuation to $1.0 This can lead to overspending early on that may make it difficult to achieve profitability and help your business grow effectively.

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Gust

JUNE 22, 2016

The post Gust Launches Comprehensive Equity Management Platform for Cap Table Management and 409A Valuations appeared first on The Gust Blog. The new platform provides early-stage companies with powerful. Read more >.

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Version One Ventures

JULY 20, 2015

I often get asked about how to determine the valuation for a marketplace startup that is starting to scale. Our assumptions for this valuation: Scale: > $1b GMV. Bessemer offers a good overview of current valuations for different business models: SaaS, marketplaces, consumer, and ecommerce. YoY growth of at least 30%.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Use multiple social-media channels, blogging, email and voicemail to build the same image and responsiveness as larger competitors. Adding free users or customers to increase valuation makes sense for a venture-backed startup looking to go public, but will kill bootstrapping. Operate small, but show a big-company image.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 17, 2013

Often, the number one question that entrepreneurs fail to address is: “How much money do you need, and what valuation do you place on your company?” The resources are out there to help you, like the book mentioned, this blog, and many more. Lack of clear objectives/goals. Then you have to have evidence to support your request.

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crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 21, 2013

Demystifying 409A Valuations - crowdspring.co/18IYhky. … Dropbox Could Be A Bargain At An $8 Billion Valuation | TechCrunch - crowdspring.co/1gZjkaE. Snapchat’s Valuation If For Real | Business Insider - crowdspring.co/19B3kCX. Scalable Web Design | Treehouse Blog - crowdspring.co/18Jd0vS. 1hS7C2Y.

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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!* References: * [link] ** [link] [link] Originally published on Marketplace Design Blog by Fiona MacDougall Why do marketplaces make great businesses? They raised a whopping $2.4

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Gust

JANUARY 25, 2016

Early-stage technology company valuations are generally a crap-shoot. This post builds on top of his work, and attempts to shed additional light on the valuation process. New founders may think that startup valuations work like this: I figure out what the value of my existing company is I figure. Read more >.

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VC Adventure

AUGUST 31, 2017

If you read my blog regularly you know I love (LOVE) metrics. So no surprise that when River Cities Capital released an overview of SaaS operating and valuation benchmarks, I hung on every juicy detail. The valuation metrics show this clearly. But if you’re too busy for that, below are some of the key take-aways.

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View from Seed

DECEMBER 4, 2019

Over the last 10 years, we’ve been in a bull market with considerable froth in late stage financing activity and valuations. The cases of WeWork and Uber cast a cloud of doubt over funds that are largely driven by one or two outlier companies that may have a tremendous valuation, but shaky underlying business metrics.

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Start Up Blog

MAY 28, 2020

Uber has lost $38 billion since 2013 and yet still has a market valuation of around $60 billion. – Tesla $ valuation per car sold = $302k. – GM $ valuation per car = $5k. – Ford $ valuation per car sold = $17k. – Toyota $ valuation per car sold = $15k. It just doesn’t add up.

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Steve Blank

MARCH 17, 2020

This is the one blog post that I hope I’m completely wrong about. They triage their deals – first worrying about liquidity of their late stage deals which have the highest valuations. In every major downturn inflated valuations disappear and the few VC’s still writing new checks find it’s a buyer’s market.

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View from Seed

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Back in 2018, my colleague Rob wrote a blog post about how the VC asset class is doing. Or is there a major disconnect between a portfolio’s valuations and the actual dollars returned to LPs? Both early- and late-stage startup valuations are currently elevated. How have more recent vintages performed?

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Cracking the Code

FEBRUARY 23, 2011

Note: high CAC ratio means high productiviy (see blog post for definition). Detailed SaaS Spreadsheet (Valuation and CAC benchmark). SaaS 13 Index Valuation. Blog Archive. Favorite VC and Entrepreneur blogs. Wednesday, February 23, 2011. SaaS Multiples: Recovery or Bubble? Public SaaS 13 Multiples. My Investments.

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Lightspeed Venture Partners

OCTOBER 29, 2012

This is the first week that I’ll be splitting coverage of Shark Tank episodes between this blog and Entrepreneur.com. The company sought to raise $125,000 for 25% of the comapny, implying a $375,000 pre money valuation. Unsurprisingly, all the sharks passed, based on market size and valuation expectations.

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The Equity Kicker

SEPTEMBER 24, 2014

It went up on their blog yesterday. _. When startups can do more with less money the returns from investing small amounts of money go up, and that can be seen in rising Series A valuations and declines in the average amount of money raised before exit. The first development is increased capital efficiency.

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Start Up Blog

DECEMBER 30, 2013

Tech valuations & bubblenomics: Crazy company valuations continue to astound. We are absolutely in another technology bubble, this time it is a valuation bubble, rather than an investment boom. It seems that everyone forgets that valuations must be a function of earnings, or expected future earnings.

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