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What Does the Post Crash VC Market Look Like?

Both Sides of the Table

<== Our conclusion was that this isn’t a temporary blip that will swiftly trend-back up in a V-shaped recovery of valuations but rather represented a new normal on how the market will price these companies somewhat permanently. Probably not and 10x (May 2022) seems more in line with the historical trend (actually 10x is still high).

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7 Keys To Scaling Your Startup To Be The Next Unicorn

Startup Professionals Musings

Explosive growth to an enterprise normally requires a scalable sales model, a well-documented process with incentives, training, and metrics for tracking and management. Utilize mergers and acquisitions to accelerate growth. As you might imagine, even with the proper planning, mergers and acquisitions are difficult to pull off.

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6 Ways To Improve Your Odds Of New Business Success

Startup Professionals Musings

I recommend a trial run with an experiment or MVP (minimum viable product), at full price and cost, before the big bang launch, risking your investment money and a major time commitment. Mergers and acquisitions also require new skills. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 04/15/2021.