How to Raise a Million Dollars in a Company

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If you're sending updates live, if you haven't been sending updates and then you start sending them now in the recession, that's better than nothing because let's say your funding sources dry up. This is where this is the exact moment in time of recession where being honest and writing these updates matters more. So founders, send your updates. Do it now. Now's a good time. All right. I got a battle star. Galactica frack. You want me to put in a million now at this valuation just to give you a little extra breathing room and maybe get the number up a little more before you raise the 5 million. That actually would make more sense, right

For today’s VC Sunday school, Molly asks Jason about valuation- valuing startups (1:44). Then for This Week in Climate Startups, Molly sits down with Ryan Shearman, CEO of Aether, to talk about how Aether makes diamonds using carbon extracted from the atmosphere (37:22).

(0:00) Cold Open
(1:44) VCSS: Valuation- reconsidering valuation, estimating valuation as a function of multiples
(13:16) Lemon.io - Get 15% off your first 4 weeks of developer time at https://Lemon.io/twist
(14:33) Why are some companies so secretive about their valuation?
(23:17) BetterHelp - Get 10% off your first month at https://betterhelp.com/twist
(24:31) Bridges, seed extensions, pre-series A
(30:38) Microsoft for Startups Hub - Apply in 5 minutes, no funding required, sign up at http://aka.ms/thisweekinstartups
(31:54) Toss to This Week in Climate Startups
(37:22) TWiCS: Ryan Shearman, CEO of Aether (making diamonds from atmospheric carbon)