Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 5, 2011

There is an inherent value that any company has. On a public stock market that is the value that investors place on future free cash flows of the business discounted to today’s date to account for the time value of money. million post-money valuation with no revenue. It was early 2000.

Pre-Money Valuation 336

Pre-Money Valuation Valuation Silicon Valley Stock 336

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 26, 2012

Once you have a potential investor excited about your team, your product, and your company, the investor will inevitably ask “What is your company’s valuation?” Assign probabilities to active customer sales efforts, just as sales managers do in quantifying a salesman’s forecast. This one doesn’t help NewCo just yet.

Valuation 270

Valuation Pre-Money Valuation NPV Intellectual Property 270

ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 25, 2015

When it comes to subscription product pricing, you’re not just guessing…are you? The Gabor-Granger Technique is a simple technique based on asking people the likelihood of their purchasing a product at different prices. To simplify it, the technique involves asking a series of questions like, “would you buy (product) at (price)?”

Product 48

Product Retention Revenue Acquisition 48

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

Once you have a potential investor excited about your team, your product, and your company, the investor will inevitably ask “What is your company’s valuation?” Assign probabilities to active customer sales efforts, just as sales managers do in quantifying a salesman’s forecast. This one doesn’t help NewCo just yet.

Pre-Money Valuation 246

Pre-Money Valuation Valuation NPV Intellectual Property 246

Gust

NOVEMBER 18, 2012

Once you have a potential investor excited about your team, your product, and your company, the investor will inevitably ask “What is your company’s valuation?” Assign probabilities to active customer sales efforts, just as sales managers do in quantifying a salesman’s forecast. Image via eHow.com.

Valuation 187

Valuation Pre-Money Valuation NPV Intellectual Property 187

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 6, 2010

Once you have a potential investor excited about your team, your product, and your company, the investor will inevitably ask “What is your company’s valuation?” Assign probabilities to active customer sales efforts, just as sales managers do in quantifying a salesman’s forecast. This one doesn’t help NewCo just yet.

Valuation 234

Valuation Pre-Money Valuation NPV Startup 234