What is DCF? Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) is an analysis method used to measure the present value of an investment, asset, or security. The DCF model provides us with the value an investor will reasonably pay for an investment considering their required ROI on...
When a venture investor has conviction in a founder and business, the decision to invest will be easy. We’ve all heard stories of startups getting a term sheet after the first meeting (this is rare). Even in these exceptional cases, there is a caveat: venture...
If you’ve been following along in my VC 101 blogs, you should now know how to create a thesis, size a market, source deals, and evaluate a startup. As we continue our journey further into startups and private investing, we will get heavier into some quantitative...
When investors are looking at a company’s pitch, they will have to cut through the messaging to determine how effectively the business operates. Beyond the topline growth and user conversion, we need to understand the investment’s financial health and...
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