Founder’s Pocket Guide: Startup Valuation

Founder’s Pocket Guide: Startup Valuation

For many early-stage entrepreneurs assigning a pre-money valuation to your startup is one of the more daunting tasks encountered during the fundraising quest. This guide provides a quick reference to all of the key topics around early-stage startup valuation and provides step-by-step examples for several valuation methods.

This Founderâ€™s Pocket Guide helps startup founders learn:
â€¢ What a startup valuation is and when you need to start worrying about it.
â€¢ Key terms and definitions associated with valuation, such as pre-money, post-money, and dilution.
â€¢ How investors view the valuation task, and what their expectations are for early-stage companies.
â€¢ How the valuation fits with your target raise amount and resulting founder equity ownership.
â€¢ How to do the simple math for calculating valuation percentages.
â€¢ How to estimate your company valuation using several accepted methods.
â€¢ What accounting valuation methods are and why they are not well suited for early-stage startups.
Country USA
Manufacturer 1x1 Media
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2014-08-16
Format Kindle eBook