High gross profit businesses like software companies have an easier time attracting capital and they tend to trade at higher valuations when they eventually get public. The key is to make sure you figure out what your cross-to-bear in their business is, says Simon Tisdall of accounting firm PwC. "You might well just learn that even when the numbers are low because it's set you up for success"

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