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Why Startups Should Raise Money at the Top End of Normal

Both Sides of the Table

I wrote this because over the last decade I’ve seen a destructive cycle where otherwise interesting companies have been screwed by raising too much money at too high of prices and gotten caught in a trap when the markets correct and they got ahead of themselves. There is an inherent value that any company has. That’s fine.

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10 Rules of Thumb for Startup Investment Valuation

Startup Professionals Musings

Many entrepreneurs stumble at this point, losing the deal or most of their ownership, by having no answer, saying “make me an offer,” or quoting an exorbitant number. In finance, the income approach describes a method of valuing a company using the concepts of the time value of money.

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10 Ways to Size Your Company’s Value for Funding

Startup Professionals Musings

Many entrepreneurs stumble at this point, losing the deal or most of their ownership, by having no answer, saying “make me an offer,” or quoting an exorbitant number. In finance, the income approach describes a method of valuing a company using the concepts of the time value of money.

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Ten Components of Startup Valuation For Investors

Startup Professionals Musings

Many entrepreneurs stumble at this point, losing the deal or most of their ownership, by having no answer, playing coy, or quoting an exorbitant number. In finance, the income approach describes a method of valuing a company using the concepts of the time value of money. This one doesn’t help NewCo just yet.

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10 Rules of Thumb for Startup Investment Valuation

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Many entrepreneurs stumble at this point, losing the deal or most of their ownership, by having no answer, saying “make me an offer,” or quoting an exorbitant number. In finance, the income approach describes a method of valuing a company using the concepts of the time value of money. Image via eHow.com.

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