Income-based Valuations

Income-based valuations are a crucial tool for investors and business owners in determining the value of an asset based on its expected financial performance. But they are not the only way to go.

Market-Based Valuations

Many factors weigh on the valuation of a company, and for sure there are no two businesses alike. Furthermore, even similar companies find themselves at different stages of their lives when they start talking with investors and buyers: some are consolidating while others are expanding; some are profitable right away and others are not for a long time; some are not even generating revenues when they are acquired.

But a very effective way to monitor the market (albeit quite simplistic) is to benchmark the M&A activity in a specific sector and in a given period. Markets go through different phases after all and there might be more or less appetite for companies like yours, and therefore investors might be inclined to accept higher or lower valuations.

SAFE / ASA

Early-stage valuations may feel uncomfortable for both founders and investors… Is there a simple way?

Valuations Made Easy

We are happy to announce that we’ve partnered with Equidam: an online platform for startup valuation that enables entrepreneurs to understand their valuation, transparently discuss it, and close fair deals.

Sophisticated Investors and HNWI

A sophisticated investor is an investor that has sufficient capital and experience to evaluate independently the soundness of an investment opportunity, and bring forward such investment process.

Karma Works

Everybody has a desire to accrue wealth – we all want more money for our families and for ourselves. But the vast majority of us…

Info Memo Checklist

The key to successfully securing investments for a business is a strong information memorandum, also referred to as an info memo

9 Negotiating Principles for Investment Success

What are the underlying principles that you should be using in a negotiation? It doesn’t matter whether you’re the one looking to make the investments or the business looking to attract investors because these principles and techniques will always work – whichever side of the negotiating table you happen to be sat on.

NDA Template

WHEN AN INVESTOR SHOULD SIGN ONE?
If you think you have a special idea and you are scared somebody could steal it from you, think again… Many people have the same ideas at the same time, but the difference is all in the execution!

Not What But How

WHY COMES FIRST BUT DON’T FORGET HOW!
Everything starts with “why”, we can probably all agree on that.

Values First – ESG Later

THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST

Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) criteria are an almost mandatory aspect of today’s investment markets. But is this a fad?

The Trinity of Management

WE ARE MAKERS, MARKETERS AND MANAGERS
We believe that in order to deliver amazing results a company must excel at 3 things

DCF Valuation Template

This Discounted Cash Flows technique involves deriving the value of a business by calculating the present value of its expected future cash flows. Projected cash flows, inferred from the Business Plan, are used for the five years ahead while the Terminal Value is adopted for the remaining foreseeable future.

What Really Matters

OUR MANIFESTO: The world advances thanks to the effort of single brave individuals that innovate starting from zero. All successful companies become institutions sooner or later, and loose the ability to change and fuel progress. And the advancement of our human race is left in the capable hands of Founders and Entrepreneurs.