Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 26, 2012

So what magic can the founders use to justify a $4M valuation (or even the $1M valuation) at this early stage? Particularly valuable are recurring revenues, like subscription amounts, that don’t have to be resold every period. My advice for early-stage companies like this one is to target their valuation somewhere between $1.5M

Valuation 270

Valuation Pre-Money Valuation NPV Intellectual Property 270

SoCal CTO

MAY 19, 2010

For example, TCA’s evaluation criteria first bullet is: A market opportunity sufficiently large to create a business that can grow to at least $50 million in annual revenues. Remember my day job, I'm past Chairman of the Tech Coast Angels and I see a lot of pitches with revenue forecasts. These are so detached from reality.

Hockey Stick 205

Hockey Stick NPV IRR Valuation 205

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

So what magic can the founders use to justify a $4M valuation (or even the $1M valuation) at this early stage? Particularly valuable are recurring revenues, like subscription amounts, that don’t have to be resold every period. My advice for early-stage companies like this one is to target their valuation somewhere between $1.5M

Pre-Money Valuation 246

Pre-Money Valuation Valuation NPV Intellectual Property 246

Gust

NOVEMBER 18, 2012

So what magic can the founders use to justify a $4M valuation (or even the $1M valuation) at this early stage? Particularly valuable are recurring revenues, like subscription amounts, that don’t have to be resold every period. My advice for early-stage companies like this one is to target their valuation somewhere between $1.5M

Valuation 187

Valuation Pre-Money Valuation NPV Intellectual Property 187

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 6, 2010

So what magic can the founders use to justify a $4M valuation (or even the $1M valuation) at this early stage? Particularly valuable are recurring revenues, like subscription amounts, that don’t have to be resold every period. My advice for early-stage companies like this one is to target their valuation somewhere between $1.5M

Valuation 234

Valuation Pre-Money Valuation NPV Startup 234