Name: Valuing the Future: Practices for Early-Stage Company Valuations
Start: 2024-09-25T11:30:00-04:00
End: 2024-09-25T13:00:00-04:00
Location: Launch Fishers

Valuing the Future: Practices for Early-Stage Company Valuations

Join us for lunch and a moderated panel exploring the unique challenges & opportunities in assessing the worth of startups/young businesses!
About this Event

Valuing early-stage companies is both an art and a science, requiring a deep understanding of market trends, business potential and financial modeling. At this event, we will explore the unique challenges and opportunities involved in assessing the worth of startups and young businesses.

<h4>Join us as David Bolling moderates a panel including our sponsors Clifton Larson Allen as they share their independent ABV - Accredited in Business Valuation experience along with a Launch Fishers member who is currently going through the fund raising process.</h4>

In this session we will discuss and are confident you will take away key learnings related to the following:

Provide some background on the type of work performed by CPA/ABV and the valuations we perform for companies and individuals.
What are some things early-stage or start-up companies can do to increase their valuation?
What are some of the common characteristics seen when valuing early stage or start-up companies? The GOOD and BAD!
What are some of the challenges valuation specialists face when valuing early stage or start-up companies?
Startup has recently issued convertible notes or SAFEs to investors. What are some of the pros and cons of each, and does this indicate the value of the enterprise?
What are the approaches that valuation specialist's utilize in determining the value of an early-stage or start-up company?
What changes/adjustments can the founder make during the fund raising process?

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