For early-stage startups, VCs focus on the amount of funding needed to reach the next milestone rather than traditional valuation metrics. This approach allows VCs to determine a more reasonable valuation for the company and decide on further funding. In contrast, when a startup has some revenues, more traditional valuation metrics can be used, albeit cautiously.
Venture capitalists don’t mind strike-outs, so long as they get their home runs. What can stock investors learn from that approach?
Ricky Mulvey talks with Ilya Strebulaev and Alex Dang, co-authors of “The Venture Mindset: How to Make Smarter Bets and Achieve Extraordinary Growth,” about:
- The benefits of building an “anti-portfolio”
- Why it pays to get outside of your own four walls
- Lessons from a piggy bank auction
Strebulaev is also the founder of the Venture Capital Initiative and a Professor of Private Equity and Finance at Stanford’s Graduate School of Business. Dang is a CEO, technology executive, and advisor who’s worked with Amazon, McKinsey, and across Silicon Valley.
Companies discussed: CRM, AAPL, IBM
Host: Ricky Mulvey
Guest: Alex Dang, llya Strebulaev
Producer: Mary Long
Engineers: Tim Sparks, Heather Horton
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