Benchmarks for startup revenue growth
One of the hardest parts of building a truly innovative company is understanding what success looks…
The role of financial projections in startup valuation
The valuation of early stage companies is a one of the more complex and contentious topic in the…
How many years to forecast for startup fundraising?
TLDR: For startups, 3 years is the most common. 5 years if you are in a later stage (Series B+) or…
7 Steps to Solidify Your Startup’s Financial Projections
For early stage startups, multi-year financial projections may feel too speculative to be a good…
How to Estimate Market Size for a Startup
Rachleff’s Law of Startup Success (of Andy Rachleff, formerly of Benchmark Capital) The #1…
Financial Projections: The Top-Down Approach
Suggested reading: Startup Projections, How to Start Financial projections cause headaches to many…
Financial Projections: The Bottom-Up Approach
Suggested reading: Startup Projections, How to Start Financial projections cause headaches to many…
A quick guide to Financial Metrics
When running your business, having the discipline to keep track of your financials might be tough,…
Financial Projections: an Introduction to Financial Forecasting
This week our Valuation Academy will focus on a very specific topic: financial projections. In our…
Startup Projections, How to Start
As founders and entrepreneurs, we are not only asked to run our team and our business at maximum…