Feld Thoughts

JUNE 4, 2014

Moreover, there’s no accounting for the time value of money, the customer time required to deploy the service, or the risk of time wasted if the deployment doesn’t go well. And like most startup business plans, ROI slides are almost always fake.

Software 140

Software Portfolio Sales Cofounder 140

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

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. Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) on projections (income approach).

Pre-Money Valuation 246

Pre-Money Valuation Valuation NPV Intellectual Property 246

The Startup Lawyer

FEBRUARY 13, 2012

The purpose of interest in a convertible note is to appreciate the time value of money — not to pay the investor interest with his or her investment money. If your investor wants a quarterly payment for the convertible note interest then he or she should invest in blue chip dividend stocks or bonds.

Preferred Stock 73

Preferred Stock Dividend Equity Stock 73

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

JULY 11, 2011

The typical arguments for: (a) reduce risk of ever getting rich, (b) you deserve it, (c) time-value of money, (d) now for the exit you want to “swing for the fences&# along with the investors, aligning interests.

.Net 230

.Net Cofounder Dilution Finance 230

This is going to be BIG.

FEBRUARY 9, 2015

They should understand concepts like profitability, contribution margin, time value of money, opportunity cost, etc--so they can help anchor the conversation around high impact financial opportunities and cost effective ways to take advantage of them.

Venture Capital 60

Venture Capital Time Value of Money Finance Cost 60

Gust

NOVEMBER 18, 2012

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. Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) on projections (income approach).

Valuation 187

Valuation Pre-Money Valuation NPV Intellectual Property 187

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 6, 2010

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. Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) on projections (income approach).

Valuation 234

Valuation Pre-Money Valuation NPV Startup 234

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 8, 2009

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. Many MBAs took marketing courses but have never been on the front line of A/B testing, email campaigns or PR initiatives.

NPV 337

NPV Chicago Balance Sheet Database 337

Seeing Both Sides

JANUARY 11, 2011

Risk adjust this number and take into account the time value of money, and then assess the trade-off. If your post-financing ownership will be 5%, then you are betting that you can sell for more than $200 million down the road. Do the people around you (i.e.,

Post-Money Valuation 40

Post-Money Valuation Dilution Cofounder Valuation 40

ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 25, 2015

Look up the Time Value of Money. While there is no magic number, Weber’s law shows that it is approximately 10% where customers begin to become aggravated. But you’re going to do the research anyway, of course. Annual Pricing Plans. Every subscription product should offer an annual plan.

Product 48

Product Retention Revenue Acquisition 48