The Pre-Money Value of a Pre-Revenue Startup
| September 30, 2007 |  View for printing |
Nothing commands more discussion among angel investors than the often subtle but endless variations in measuring pre-money valuation of pre-revenue investment opportunities. While it may be, as most describe it, more art than science, little doubt the artists outnumber the scientists by some unknowable multiple.
By: George Lipper NASVF
Full Story: http://www.nasvf.org/web/allpress.nsf/pages/16597
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