David Teten

JANUARY 19, 2021

In all these cases, capital is provided to fuel forecasted growth without creating a commitment to a particular vision for future funding rounds, exit goals, and associated blitzscaling. That said, nothing is cost-free. More complex cost of capital calculation. Transaction costs. Legal costs typically $5K-$50K .

Cofounder 78

Cofounder Technical Review Equity Dividend 78

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2018

A detailed financial model that shows your anticipated revenue, costs and profits (Income Statement) as well as your balance sheet and cashflow statements. Investors love to be able to see what you told them in forecasts in prior years and then compare with how you actually performed.

Cap Table 336

Cap Table Due Diligence Forecast Churn Rate 336

Tim Keane

JANUARY 12, 2010

If you look at the spreadsheet, you will see that the “Required Rate of Return” is expressed as an IRR.   Internal Rates of Return naturally compound, so a 50% IRR is 7.59   (If you plug in an IRR of 58.5%   Internal Rates of Return naturally compound, so a 50% IRR is 7.59 times at 5 years and 11.39

Term Sheet 68

Term Sheet Valuation Dividend Liquidation Preference 68

Up and Running

MARCH 6, 2019

But don’t quote me a damned IRR. I’ll judge your projections for realism and credibility, but that’s sales, costs, expenses, cash flow, and other basic numbers. I hate hearing about a $43 billion market, and even more so when you present a sales forecast validated by getting some percentage of that market.

Net Present Value 87

Net Present Value Forecast IRR Oregon 87

Occam's Razor

OCTOBER 14, 2014

If you want to learn about how to do simple forecasting and trend analysis, please see the official forecast function in Excel post on the Microsoft website, and this handy tutorial on trend lines and forecasting in excel. In an ideal world as you do the above exercise, you'll take into account: 1. And other such things.

Analytics 133

Analytics Vertical Metrics Web 133

Up and Running

MAY 2, 2012

But don’t quote me a damned IRR. I’ll judge your projections for realism and credibility, but that’s sales, costs, expenses, cash flow, and other basic numbers. ” I hate hearing about a $43 billion market, and even more so when you present a sales forecast validated by getting some percentage of that market.

Net Present Value 142

Net Present Value IRR Texas Global 142