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After shepherding 300 equity crowdfunding raises through our platform I'd say all of them have a higher valuation. Reason is it is the entrepreneur that is calling the shots. It is the entrepreneurs offer on their terms on an equity crowdfunding platform. Once you get outside investors involved...

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People call me on Clarity all the time to get a ballpark idea of what their business is worth. If you need a written report then you'll be looking at an engagement. Book a call if you'd like to chat. David C Barnett www.HowToSellMyOwnBusiness.com

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Hello, The valuation of your business depends on your ability to make a profit and your rate of growth. At one extreme end, a business with a very high rate of growth (%20) a month, can get away with no profits as in the world of startups. On the other end, a business that is making a profit, wi...

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Issuing stock options to employees in a private closely held company can be a complicated matter, from both a legal and tax perspective. The exercise price per share should definitely not be an arbitrary number. It should be the fair market value of the shares on the day the stock options are g...

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Interesting, I spoke to a client at length the other day about this. 1. Firstly, there is 'perceived' value. 2. Secondly, there is actual value. It sounds like you are trying to build the latter. I also need to make a second inference here, you say we are 'trying' to close deals - so i'm going...

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From a corporate law perspective, the money is being invested into a COMPANY, not a product or portal. From an investor perspective, they are investing in 1. Team 2. Business NOT in a portal or a product. As an investor, if you're doing two completely different things with one company, I would...

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There is no valuation until you sell something. An idea or a company is only worth what its sales are. Once you have your initials sales, sales strategy and forecasting length (ie 9 months from first customer lead to close) then you have a formula for valuation. Valuation for start-ups is gene...

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The first question cannot be answered as asked. The starting point is agreement on how the investors are to get their money back. Neither you nor your attorney should attempt to value the business. Who you turn to depends on the business itself. There are norms available even for pre-revenue f...

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In short, someone was willing to pay $16bn, therefore it's worth $16bn. Trying to tie intrinsic value to private companies is tough, and doesn't follow a logical path. If you look at Facebook's angle, it becomes pretty clear: When you have 1 billion users, but still want to grow, you have to pa...

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To answer your questions: 1) Mobile companies at your stage usually raise angel funding at a valuation equivalent of $5,000,000 for US based companies and $4,000,000 to $4,500,000 for Canadian companies. 2) The valuation is a function of how much you raise against that valuation. For instance, s...

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