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10 Rosh Hashanah Resolutions for Startup Founders

VC Cafe

For more about forecasting growth in these uncertain times, check out Sequoia’s “ Adapting to Endure ” presentations published in May 2022. ValuatIon should be a function of value, not ego. Kawasaki’s Law of Pre-Money Valuation: for every full-time engineer, add $500,000; for every full-time M.B.A.,

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The most important 2021 Predictions in entertainment tech and gaming

VC Cafe

“It follows that the goal of forecasting is not to see what’s coming. It is to advance the interests of the forecaster and the forecaster’s tribe.” As a fan of prediction lists, I collected a number of interesting reports and expert forecasts for 2021 in the spaces we cover at Remagine Ventures. Fortnite alone made $1.8

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Spectacles and $SNAP’s $20B Valuation

Austin Startup

In summary: Snap’s current business doesn’t justify a $20B valuation. How can one justify a $20B valuation for Snap? The product that could most likely justify Snap’s $20B valuation is Spectacles. Global smartphone revenue is about $420B. Snap is asking investors to bet on its ability to innovate its way into revenue.

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Does Fintech Disruption Break The Investment Banking Model?

YoungUpstarts

An early example occurred in 2010 when UBS Analyst Neil Currie accessed satellite imagery to monitor activity in Walmart parking lots, running the data thru a mathematical regression to translate it into customer activity for better earnings forecasts. Morgan Stanley predicts that Robo Advisors will manage $6.5 Underwriting.

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Cracking The Code: SaaS Multiples: Recovery or Bubble?

Cracking the Code

In comparison, the overall technology sector growth was projected at 9-10% in early 2010 and this forecast did not change significantly today. Detailed SaaS Spreadsheet (Valuation and CAC benchmark). SaaS 13 Index Valuation. Global warming: a plague for humanity? Global Warning! Wednesday, February 23, 2011.

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2010 VC Funding Outlook for Startups – Prepare for Winter (Part 3/3)

Both Sides of the Table

The IMF just raised its global growth forecast from 2.5% This has a tangible impact on the valuation of start-ups and the pace of investment. Eventually it becomes self healing, but I don’t believe consistent growth will happen too quickly. That said, the IMF (international monetary fund) is more bullish.

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These Two Questions Are All You Need To Understand The Next Few Years of Venture & Startups

Hunter Walker

The ‘valuation multiples’ reset also came with an increase in slope of the curve. Do you understand your cost structure and can you manage to a forecastable growth rate. A drop in growth rate turns into a drop in valuation multiple. Why I’m Not Telling Every Startup To ‘Pull The Brakes’ Just Yet.

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