How to Model Unit Economics for Your Early-Stage Startup The Foresight team regularly helps startup clients answer pressing questions about Financial Modeling, IP Strategy, Valuation, and more. To share these insights, we’ve created the Startup Q&A Blog Series. This article focuses on modeling Unit Economics for early-stage businesses. Question: How Do I Model My Unit […]
Do The Right Thing: Burning Cash Without Burning Out
| Posted in Blog | No commentIf you follow the headlines from Silicon Valley you might have encountered the stories reciting the chronic shortage in CFOs, particularly for late-stage VC backed startups who are looking to get ready for exit (IPO or acquisition). I find these stories particularly troublesome, as one of the key assignments of a CFO in a startup […]
Churn Is King: How SaaS Business Models Affect Software Company Valuations
| Posted in Uncategorized | No commentIn 2012 Oracle CEO Larry Ellison announced the availability of Oracle Cloud, declaring cloud computing “a fantastic opportunity for technology companies to help customers simplify IT”. Software vendors across the world are embracing the ‘software as a service’ (SaaS) cloud-based business model in growing numbers. According to San Diego-based investment firm Software Equity Group, SaaS […]
