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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Brian DeChesare

MAY 3, 2023

The DDM is more grounded because it’s based on the company’s actual distributions and potential future value. And it values the company today based on the present value of its dividends and that potential future value (either the stock price or the Equity Value via the Terminal Value calculation).

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Valutico

OCTOBER 20, 2022

The important figure there is r, which we’re using as the discount rate in this whole equation. But here, we use what interest we could get from an alternative investment in the market, called the Market Rate. This is the rate of return you’d get if you invested your money today instead. . You get: Year.

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Musings on Markets

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

The first of the is as companies scale up, there will be a point where they will hit a growth wall, and their growth will converge on the growth rate for the economy. Put simply, there are very, very few companies that generate big revenues and earn high margins at the same time. It was the reason that I argued at a $1.2

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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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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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