Telling Your Startup Story with Numbers: Financial Modeling and Funding Strategies
Building a solid financial model and determining pre-money valuations for fundraising are some of the most challenging activities for entrepreneurs. Creating a set of realistic financial projections can help effectively communicate valuation expectations to investors and potential partners, while serving as an important tool for prioritizing spending and maximizing the return on your scarce resources. […]
The Role of Intellectual Property in Unicorn Valuations: Insights from Silicon Valley
It seems that not a day goes by without a commentary about Unicorns, a Silicon Valley-coined term used to describe a startup (pre-exit) with a valuation exceeding $1 billion. The number of Unicorns has recently crossed the 150 mark, and they have captured the attention of investors, analysts and other market observers who are trying […]
