View from Seed

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

Since inception this lodging marketplace (note 1) has enabled 825 million guest stays in over 200 countries with a cumulative booking value of more than $110 billion. Hotels generally don’t require any cash up front for a booking and vacation rentals typically require a partial deposit but not the full booking.

North America 401

North America IPO Prospectus Europe 401

The Startup Magazine

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

So you’ve started a business: you’ve made a great product, achieved product-market fit and have an extraordinary road map laid out. But to build a scalable business you need more than just product-market fit. There is a myth among first time tech founders that product is everything. Asset valuation.

Founder 117

Founder Valuation Dividend Startup 117

Berkonomics

OCTOBER 15, 2020

It extends the cash available for research and other necessary fixed costs and gives the fragile, young company more “runway” to get to breakeven. But that is a messy way to demonstrate that you are taking less than market wages from your company. Investors love it when entrepreneurs draw little or no money from their startups.

Sweat Equity 62

Sweat Equity Equity Business Plan Balance Sheet 62

Berkonomics

DECEMBER 12, 2013

It extends the cash available for research and other necessary fixed costs and gives the fragile, young company more “runway” to get to breakeven. But when forecasting the ultimate viability of a business, many times an entrepreneurial founder uses a low, unsustainable salary rate for him or herself in order to show early breakeven.

Salary 96

Salary Forecast Stock Book Value 96