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The Right Way To Do A Software ROI Analysis

Feld Thoughts

The “enterprise sales software ROI analysis” as a selling tool comes up over and over and over again. After spending nearly 20 years selling startup software and services to big companies, I can safely say I’ve seen thousands of “Return on Investment” (ROI) slides. And we still failed the first two times we tried.

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Tools I use: Vimcal

Eric Friedman

Doing some math on time value of money, away from other things (or more work) depending on how you look at it is a good justification. I currently pay for tools like Superhuman, and now Vimcal, which is pushing my monthly costs for email and calendars pretty high.

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10 Rules of Thumb for Startup Investment Valuation

Startup Professionals Musings

Assign real value to intellectual property. The value of patents and trademarks is not certifiable, especially if you are only at the provisional stage. NewCo has filed a patent on one of their software tool algorithms, which is very positive, and puts them several steps ahead of others who may be venturing into the same area.

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10 Ways to Size Your Company’s Value for Funding

Startup Professionals Musings

Assign real value to intellectual property. The value of patents and trademarks is not certifiable, especially if you are only at the provisional stage. NewCo has filed a patent on one of their software tool algorithms, which is very positive, and puts them several steps ahead of others who may be venturing into the same area.

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10 Rules of Thumb for Startup Investment Valuation

Gust

Assign real value to intellectual property. The value of patents and trademarks is not certifiable, especially if you are only at the provisional stage. NewCo has filed a patent on one of their software tool algorithms, which is very positive, and puts them several steps ahead of others who may be venturing into the same area.

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Ten Components of Startup Valuation For Investors

Startup Professionals Musings

Assign real value to intellectual property. The value of patents and trademarks is not certifiable, especially if you are only at the provisional stage. NewCo has filed a patent on one of their software tool algorithms, which is very positive, and puts them several steps ahead of others who may be venturing into the same area.

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Are MBAs Necessary for Start-ups or VC?

Both Sides of the Table

I then worked in a computer store called Software Centre in high school and college (UCSD). I helped program my college’s recruiting office’s software system. But the truth is that I believe I have a very good intuitive feel for software that can’t be replicated by reading about it.

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