Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

NewCo is projecting revenues of $25M in five years, even with a 40% discount rate, the NPV or current valuation comes out to about $3M. The discount rate typically applied to startups may vary anywhere from 30% to 60%, depending on maturity and the level of credibility you can garner for the financial estimates.

Pre-Money Valuation 251

Pre-Money Valuation Valuation Early Stage NPV 251

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 6, 2010

NewCo is projecting revenues of $25M in five years, even with a 40% discount rate, the NPV or current valuation comes out to about $3M. The discount rate typically applied to startups may vary anywhere from 30% to 60%, depending on maturity and the level of credibility you can garner for the financial estimates.

Valuation 235

Valuation Startup Pre-Money Valuation Early Stage 235

Gust

NOVEMBER 18, 2012

NewCo is projecting revenues of $25M in five years, even with a 40% discount rate, the NPV or current valuation comes out to about $3M. The discount rate typically applied to startups may vary anywhere from 30% to 60%, depending on maturity and the level of credibility you can garner for the financial estimates.

Valuation 187

Valuation Startup Pre-Money Valuation Early Stage 187

Rob Go

MAY 26, 2016

The assumption here is that that increased value is NPV positive based on other potential uses of the capital that you could have gotten up front. Higher potential LTV: The argument that over time, you’ll be able to extract more value from a customer than you would have if they paid it all up front.

Revenue 53

Revenue NPV Valuation Viral 53

ConversionXL

AUGUST 10, 2016

In this case receiving 6 texts has a PPV of 26% and an NPV of 93%. What’s more, an NPV of 93% means that people not exhibiting this behavior are almost definitely going to churn, lending further evidence to the need to get people receiving the texts.

Metrics 48

Metrics NPV San Francisco Business Model 48

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 8, 2009

Don’t forget that long after you forget the CAPM pricing model, how to do regression analysis or how to calculate NPV without a spreadsheet – your network should endure. I tell them not to be so entrenched in working on their start-up ideas that they don’t build deep, meaningful relationships with their peer group.

NPV 337

NPV Cofounder Chicago Balance Sheet 337

The Next Web

DECEMBER 16, 2012

Income-based valuations consider aspects like CAPM (capital asset pricing model), IRR (internal rate of return), NPV (net present value), WACC (weighted average cost of capital), NCF (net cash flow), and GAAP (generally accepted accounting principles). Asset approach.

Valuation 128

Valuation Revenue IRR NPV 128

crowdSPRING Blog

OCTOBER 12, 2015

In economic valuation, past cost can never be a factor for arriving at a value, and formulas such as NPV (net present value) will never take into account money which has already been spent. Past costs, whether an investment of time or money, should never be used in evaluating a decision. A great illustration of sunk cost?

Small Business 48

Small Business NPV Net Present Value Valuation 48

crowdSPRING Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2010

In economic valuation, past cost can never be a factor for arriving at a value, and formulas such as NPV (net present value) will never take into account money which has already been spent. Past costs, whether an investment of time or money, should never be used in evaluating a decision. A great illustration of sunk cost?

Small Business 94

Small Business NPV Net Present Value Startup 94

andrewchenblog.com

JANUARY 28, 2010

If you like, I can send you the new template so you could share it with everybody here. If anybody here is financially savvy and would like to contribute, it would be nice help to improve even further the model with few financial metrics.

Startup 51

Startup Viral CPA Retention 51