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Why Startups Should Raise Money at the Top End of Normal

Both Sides of the Table

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. The more mature the company and industry, the easier it is to predict its future.

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10 Rules of Thumb for Startup Investment Valuation

Startup Professionals Musings

In finance, the income approach describes a method of valuing a company using the concepts of the time value of money. Find “comparables” who have received financing (market approach). Particularly valuable are recurring revenues, like subscription amounts, that don’t have to be resold every period.

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Are MBAs Necessary for Start-ups or VC?

Both Sides of the Table

I took a job in corporate finance as an intern my junior year at First Interstate Bank and I did system design on the side, as my main job was corporate planning. My wife just pointed out to me that learning about the time value of money or how to value a company is something that every non-business undergrad should learn how to do.

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Why Rand should take some money off the table

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

In that spirit, and because I’ve gotten requests for more articles about issues that arise after your startup is going strong, I wanted to follow Dharmesh’s lead and talk about of the questions from Rand’s post: Should Rand take out a few million dollars for himself as part of this financing?

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10 Ways to Size Your Company’s Value for Funding

Startup Professionals Musings

In finance, the income approach describes a method of valuing a company using the concepts of the time value of money. Find “comparables” who have received financing (market approach). Particularly valuable are recurring revenues, like subscription amounts, that don’t have to be resold every period.

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Ten Components of Startup Valuation For Investors

Startup Professionals Musings

In finance, the income approach describes a method of valuing a company using the concepts of the time value of money. Find “comparables” who have received financing (market approach). Particularly valuable are recurring revenues, like subscription amounts, that don’t have to be resold every period.

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Tom Terzis Shares the Common Mistakes People Make When Investing

The Startup Magazine

The entire investment industry is built on the concept known as the “time value of money,” and the factor that you can never recuperate is the time that you wasted. According to Tom Terzis, a Wealth Specialist based in Toronto , the worst thing that you could do is postpone your entrance to the industry.