How We Just Raised $6M At An $80M Valuation From 100+ Investors Using A Link (Without Pitching)

Valuations are a big mystery to many entrepreneurs. And for good reason. In the early stages, valuation is not a factor of revenue or much else. According to research done by Ilya Strebulaev, a professor of venture capital at Stanford Graduate School of Business, and his collaborators, most VCs, especially early-stage VCs, don’t use techniques such

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They wanted 30 percent of the company, which would value us at $1 million. It was an intense negotiation; I threatened to go to the other VCs if they didn't pony up the money. We finally settled on a 15 percent split with them and they valued the company at $2 million post money. But they'd put in a right of first refusal. Since I was a young entre

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🍋 Make Lemonade Podcast 🍋 Turning down a Series A term sheet at a $50m valuation 🤯 Our CEO @jrfarr explains why we chose to turn down a $50m valuation series A and bootstrap the company instead. Full video link below ↓