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. How much money should you raise? The risk wouldn’t be appropriate.

Pre-Money Valuation 336

Pre-Money Valuation Valuation Silicon Valley Stock 336

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 26, 2012

This time I’ll use a hypothetical health-care web site company named NewCo as an example to illustrate the points. Early customers and contracts in progress add value. Assign probabilities to active customer sales efforts, just as sales managers do in quantifying a salesman’s forecast.

Valuation 270

Valuation Pre-Money Valuation NPV Intellectual Property 270

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

This time I’ll use a hypothetical health-care web site company named NewCo as an example to illustrate the points. Early customers and contracts in progress add value. Assign probabilities to active customer sales efforts, just as sales managers do in quantifying a salesman’s forecast.

Pre-Money Valuation 246

Pre-Money Valuation Valuation NPV Intellectual Property 246

Gust

NOVEMBER 18, 2012

This time I’ll use a hypothetical health-care web site company named NewCo as an example to illustrate the points. Early customers and contracts in progress add value. Assign probabilities to active customer sales efforts, just as sales managers do in quantifying a salesman’s forecast.

Valuation 187

Valuation Pre-Money Valuation NPV Intellectual Property 187

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 6, 2010

This time I’ll use a hypothetical health-care web site company named NewCo as an example to illustrate the points. Early customers and contracts in progress add value. Assign probabilities to active customer sales efforts, just as sales managers do in quantifying a salesman’s forecast.

Valuation 234

Valuation Pre-Money Valuation NPV Startup 234