Business Model Pre-Money Valuation Sales Seed Money 
SoCal CTO
FEBRUARY 2, 2011
They might have some seed money and are thinking or raising a Series A based on success of an early release (MVP). Because of this, I've always tried to stay up-to-speed on how early-stage investors look at valuation of companies. Think about how you can prove your business model with an MVP. is a requirement.
www.paulgraham.com
OCTOBER 23, 2010
Microsofts originalplan was to make money selling programming languages, of all things.Their current business model didnt occur to them until IBM droppedit in their lap five years later. The woman in charge of sales was so tenacious that I used to feelsorry for potential customers on the phone with her. Watch them.
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