Equidam

APRIL 26, 2025

This approach encourages dialogue focused on the business fundamentals the team, the market opportunity, the product, the financial projections rather than anchoring the conversation to arbitrary figures potentially derived from selectively chosen, and often inappropriate, market comparisons.

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Equidam

JUNE 30, 2025

Companies that would have struggled to raise $5M in a normal market suddenly commanded $50M+ valuations with minimal revenue and no path to profitability. Because revenue multiples are procyclical—they amplify market highs during bull markets and market lows during downturns, creating exactly the boom-bust cycles we’re seeing today.

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Equilest

SEPTEMBER 14, 2024

Discover why industry classification matters, how market trends and industry benchmarks shape valuations, and the best practices for categorizing your business. Business valuation is a process that estimates the overall worth of a company, considering factors like its assets, liabilities, earnings, and market position.

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Valutico

OCTOBER 20, 2022

the multiple based or ‘ comps ’ (comparable company analysis) approach. But here, we use what interest we could get from an alternative investment in the market, called the Market Rate. Discount Factor (using Market Rate: r=10%). The first is 1. In the full DCF, it will often be the WACC, which we’ll come to later.

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Equidam

APRIL 22, 2025

Communicating Future Potential Section 3: Riding the Waves: The Influence of Markets Section 4: The Goal of Valuation: Building Investor Confidence Section 5: The Founder’s Valuation Playbook Section 6: Bridging the Gap: Founder, Investor, and Advisor Perspectives Section 1: What is Startup Valuation? 11] [13] Internal/Compliance (e.g.,

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Equidam

APRIL 22, 2025

S ection 3: What Influence Do Markets Have on Startup Valuation? Valuing startups relies heavily on assumptions about future performance, interpretations of market trends, and the specific perspectives and risk appetites of the involved parties. [3] This exploration will cover: Section 1: What is Startup Valuation?

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