Both Sides of the Table

MAY 28, 2018

Let me check my plan.” There are many things a VC is looking for in reviewing your business plan but beyond things the like the quality of revenue, margins, OPEX and CAPEX there’s a really simple rule I call, “Cash In, Cash Out, Milestones Achieved.” Cash Out Cash out is when you’re out of money. Annoying, I know.

Burn Rate 247

Burn Rate Valuation Pre-Money Valuation Dilution 247

Austin Startup

JUNE 21, 2018

Our pre-money valuation for the seed round is 2 trillion dollars.” There’s a ton of people infusing cryptocurrency and blockchain into traditional businesses and asset classes claiming to have some revolutionary breakthrough when, in fact, the business value proposition is nothing more than, well, bananas.

Securities and Exchange Commission 61

Securities and Exchange Commission SEC Pre-Money Valuation Security 61

Gust

SEPTEMBER 27, 2014

We have spent a great deal of effort to pull together some of the smartest experts in the money-raising field, and the blog is carefully curated to be useful specifically to entrepreneurs seeking funding. Starting to raise money without understanding the world into which you are stepping is the quickest route to frustration.

Angel Groups 159

Angel Groups Elevator Pitch Software Review Deal Flow 159

Tim Keane

JANUARY 12, 2010

Startups and angels: Along the way to success. Term-sheets and Valuations: Thinking about Negotiations. An average of these ranges results in a pre-money valuation of about $4MM.   If similarly situated companies are seeing $3.5MM pre-money valuations, this might become the target valuation.

Term Sheet 68

Term Sheet Valuation Dividend Liquidation Preference 68

Lightspeed Venture Partners

NOVEMBER 19, 2012

They had three stages to their plan. The first was to franchise their model, selling a captain a $35,000 boat and a business plan to replicate Corks Away for $175,000. The second, which they quickly backed away from, was to build out their Pesto Torte appetizer into a consumer packaged goods food business.

Pre-Money Valuation 166

Pre-Money Valuation Alabama Valuation Churn Rate 166

Business Plan Blog

AUGUST 6, 2013

The majority of deals went to healthcare, mobile and internet startups. Median pre-money valuations for angel deals remain unchanged from 2012 at $2.5M, dispelling the great ‘bubble myth.’ 81% of deals were completed in angel groups’ home states.

Pre-Money Valuation 49

Pre-Money Valuation Angel Groups Angel Investor Valuation 49

YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 11, 2013

Sometimes the list of challenges may feel never ending – from writing the business plan to finding the right partner – but one of the single most important challenges entrepreneurs face is calculating a realistic, defensible pre-money valuation. . What is a pre-money valuation and why should I care?

Pre-Money Valuation 133

Pre-Money Valuation Valuation Angel Investor Cofounder 133