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		<title>using a projected valuation as a financial goal in an investment pitch?</title>
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				<title><![CDATA[Look, VCs typically have a prett]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[Look, VCs typically have a pretty good perception of what concept or business model will be worth their while. While I agree with you that ultimately success is likely to be determined post investment, because all the resources come into play, VCs usually [...]]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[
  But the "right concept" and ]]></title>
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  But the "right concept" and "mass appeal" of a&#160;startup&#160;are usually gauged post-launch. Prior to that, no one knows how good it really is, so how did these guys get funded pre-launch?
  &#160;
  In any case, I gues]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[
  
Well, I think Robert is ri]]></title>
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Well, I think Robert is right. Including a valuation in a business plan for a start-up is somewhat atypical. Value always lies in the eye of the beholder, and since start-ups naturally lack the financial history and, in most cases, the assets b]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[
  duly noted. 
  &#160;
  fo]]></title>
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  duly noted. 
  &#160;
  for curiosity`s sake however -&#160;launching twitter takes capital. and facebook went straight for the big time, with an itchy trigger finger when it came to personnel. if neither had&#160;revenue m]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Two quick points
I wouldn`t pro]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[Two quick points
I wouldn`t project valuations in my business plan
The VC world looks for situations that can produce significantly greater than a 5X return
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  Well I`m putting together a ]]></title>
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  Well I`m putting together a business plan for an Internet startup. The reason I`m interested in Twitter`s case is because I`m hoping to garner some investment capital, but in my case (as in Twitter`s) I believe a revenue model from the start would b]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[I doubt that they substantiated ]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[I doubt that they substantiated a (slightly less than) $100 million valuation with monthly projections on a spread sheet. The people involved (on both sides) have a lot to do with how the deal came together.
Do you have a specific interest in th]]></description>
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  These two articles report on]]></title>
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  These two articles report on Twitter`s quest for funding:
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      http://valleywag.com/384138/twitter]]></description>
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