Each week, the Foresight team spends time answering our startup clients’ most pressing questions regarding Financial Modeling, IP Strategy, Valuation, and more. We’ve decided to share some of these important insights in our Startup Q&A Blog Series. The first installment deals with modeling Unit Economics for your early stage business. Question: How Do I […]
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 […]