Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

Should SaaS companies trade at a 24x Enterprise Value (EV) to Next Twelve Month (NTM) Revenue multiple as they did in November 2021? Even then private market investors can paper over valuation changes by investing at the same price but with more structure so it’s hard to understand the “headline valuation.” It’s just math.

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TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 21, 2021

They want Netflix to address a list of demands in the categories of content investment, employee relations and safety, and harm reduction. — Most (@Most) October 20, 2021. — Dana Herlihey (@danaherlihey) October 20, 2021. brb walking out. NetflixWalkout. TechCrunch was able to reach B.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 9, 2022

They randomly churn for hours a day on a couple of their favorite social media platforms, with little thought given to goals, objectives, or metrics; and ultimately give up and fall back to traditional marketing approaches. Create an action plan with metrics. Measuring is all about return-on-investment (ROI).

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

You need to work just as hard to convince investors that you are the best person to take your idea from a dream to a successful business, and provide an impressive return on their investment at the same time. Offer an attractive and viable investment equation. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 09/09/2021.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 21, 2021

Startups usually think in terms of a million to 10 million dollar infusions, but aspiring unicorns usually need to seek financial investments of hundreds of millions, or even a billion dollars. Then there is the pressure to go public ( IPO ), and open your investment to thousands, maybe millions, of small investors.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 19, 2021

As an angel investor in new startups, I’ve long believed that investors invest in people, not ideas. Define and use real metrics to measure progress. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 03/05/2021. In my view, it starts with your communication of real personal values , and ends your focus on results.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 3, 2021

To keep you on a positive track with potential investors, I recommend the following logic principles, to balance your passion in presenting your vision of a new business: Make sure your plan includes some business metrics. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 02/16/2021. Don’t forget to focus on the value of you and your team.

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