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How Well Versed Are You In Startup Investor Jargon?

Startup Professionals Musings

Prime examples include Uber, Airbnb and Snapchat. Sweat equity. This unpaid work component is sized in dollars, added to any funds contributed, to represent the total contribution of a founding partner and converted to an equity ownership percentage in a new startup. Equity crowdfunding.

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What Most People Don’t Understand About How Startup Companies are Valued

Both Sides of the Table

Valuing any company can be difficult because it requires a degree of forecasting future growth & competition and ultimately the profits of the organization. In the case of startups the “buyer” is the VC looking to part cash for “purchasing” equity in your startup.

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