Valuation Series
How much is your company worth?
In this series of posts we will explore how pre-money valuations work, and the theoretical and practical implications of valuing a business…
The Dilutive Method
While the dilutive method does not provide a definitive valuation figure, it is an indispensable tool for early-stage companies seeking…
The UniCamel
The unicalmel incarnates the principles of a startup that has a sustainable business model that prioritises profitability over growth. It…
New SEIS Rules 2023
If you are not sure if you are likely to qualify for SEIS, you can ask HMRC before you go…
Income-based Valuations
Income-based valuations are a crucial tool for investors and business owners in determining the value of an asset based on…
Market-Based Valuations
Many factors weigh on the valuation of a company, and for sure there are no two businesses alike. Furthermore, even…
THE CHECKLIST VALUATION METHOD
The Checklist method compares early-stage startups within the same geographical market, taking as highest value the highest valuations in the…
Valuation: Qualitative Methods
When looking at early-stage valuations, our favourite approach is to rely on benchmarks from the market and then compare them…
The Scorecard Valuation Method
Have you heard about the Scorecard Valuation Method? It is a way of determining the value of a startup and…
Who Decides Your Company’s Value?
In the past weeks we have established why valuations are helpful, when it makes sense to get your venture evaluated…
101 Startup Stages
The startup life cycle has 6 stages, no wait 5, no, another website said 7 stages and then if you…
Early Stage Valuations
The question is: how can we evaluate the startup if we have not yet reached the stage where recurring revenues…
Fundraising 101
Managing to raise capital is rarely easy, and can prove to be an uphill battle, even at the best of…
Business Valuation For Beginners
In order for an investor to gauge how much they are willing to invest in any business, no matter the…
Funders’ Dilution
It’s important to plan ahead and have your exit strategy clear from the start. What do you want to do…
DCF Valuation Template
This Discounted Cash Flows technique involves deriving the value of a business by calculating the present value of its expected…
Valuation
How to value my company? Sure, you want to minimize the number of shares you will eventually give to investors,…
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THE CHECKLIST VALUATION METHOD
The Checklist method compares early-stage startups within the same geographical market, taking as highest value the highest valuations in the…
Solo Founders: Myths and Legends
When you’re setting out into the world of business, some widely accepted wisdom states that you need a business partner.…
The Anti-Funnel
We know we could have a bigger mailing list if we had put our downloads behind a paywall, but we…
Lehman Scale
LEHMAN FORMULA So, let’s address the elephant in the room first: the Lehman Scale takes its name from the infamous…
Slicing The Pie
When it comes to your start-up, you want to ensure complete equality of equity. Finances are of the utmost importance,…
The Ideal Co-Founder
"Get yourself a co-founder!" routinely tops lists of the best business advice from successful entrepreneurs.