Founder’s Pocket Guide: Startup Valuation

Founder’s Pocket Guide: Startup Valuation

For many early-stage entrepreneurs assigning a pre-money valuation to your startup is one of the more daunting tasks encountered during the fundraising quest. This guide provides a quick reference to all of the key topics around early-stage startup valuation and provides step-by-step examples for several valuation methods. <br /> <br />This Founder’s Pocket Guide helps startup founders learn: <br />• What a startup valuation is and when you need to start worrying about it. <br />• Key terms and definitions associated with valuation, such as pre-money, post-money, and dilution. <br />• How investors view the valuation task, and what their expectations are for early-stage companies. <br />• How the valuation fits with your target raise amount and resulting founder equity ownership. <br />• How to do the simple math for calculating valuation percentages. <br />• How to estimate your company valuation using several accepted methods. <br />• What accounting valuation methods are and why they are not well suited for early-stage startups. <br />