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10 Things I Hated About Your Business Pitch

Up and Running

You focused on internal rates of return and net present value. I’m glad they taught you internal rates of return and net present value in business school. They are assumptions cascading on assumptions, presented as if they were statistical truth. But don’t quote me a damned IRR.

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10 Things I hated About Your Business Pitch

Up and Running

Internal rates of return and net present value. 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’m glad they taught you that in business school. Not discounted cash flow. .

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The art and science of valuing websites

The Next Web

It calculates value on the bases of revenue that the buyer can expect to earn from the site, taking into account the risks that are involved in operating it. The asset approach to valuation focuses on the market value of what’s included in the sale itself. The quality, reliability and cost of site traffic. Asset approach.

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