Startup Valuation

Hey Coworkers,

I am going through the investment process and am working with some advisor to calculate a pre-revenue valuation for my coworking startup. Did any of you go through this process, or have any of you recently had your existing company valuated? Any info would help!

Thanks for your time,

JJ

Hi JJ! What do you have right now that is of value?

How many active members do you have in your community?

Tony

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On Mar 1, 2016, at 10:56 AM, JJ Englert [email protected] wrote:

Hey Coworkers,

I am going through the investment process and am working with some advisor to calculate a pre-revenue valuation for my coworking startup. Did any of you go through this process, or have any of you recently had your existing company valuated? Any info would help!

Thanks for your time,

JJ

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Hey Tony,

I’m sorry if I wasn’t clear. We are trying to determine a pre-revenue valuation to help show our investors what the company will be worth when it gets up and running. I am curious to know if any other coworking spaces had to go through these steps with their investors, and if so, what they came up with. Thanks for your time!

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On Thursday, March 3, 2016 at 6:41:24 AM UTC-8, JJ Englert wrote:

Hey Coworkers,

I am going through the investment process and am working with some advisor to calculate a pre-revenue valuation for my coworking startup. Did any of you go through this process, or have any of you recently had your existing company valuated? Any info would help!

Thanks for your time,

JJ

When determining future valuation, calculate future annual earnings. Valuation can at least be a multiple of that, then the investor will reduce that forecast by his confidence level that you might not hit that forecast. Start with 3-6x of EBITDA.

Jerome

www.BLANKSPACES.com

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On Mar 3, 2016, at 10:56 AM, JJ Englert [email protected] wrote:

Hey Tony,

I’m sorry if I wasn’t clear. We are trying to determine a pre-revenue valuation to help show our investors what the company will be worth when it gets up and running. I am curious to know if any other coworking spaces had to go through these steps with their investors, and if so, what they came up with. Thanks for your time!

On Thursday, March 3, 2016 at 6:41:24 AM UTC-8, JJ Englert wrote:

Hey Coworkers,

I am going through the investment process and am working with some advisor to calculate a pre-revenue valuation for my coworking startup. Did any of you go through this process, or have any of you recently had your existing company valuated? Any info would help!

Thanks for your time,

JJ

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Hey Jerome,

I am familiar with this method, but have had a really hard time finding a multipier for our industry, so thanks for this! Can you tell me - is this multiplier based off of something you read, or based on experience with your investors?

Thanks for your help. It is much appreciated!

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On Friday, March 4, 2016 at 7:25:43 AM UTC-8, Jerome wrote:

When determining future valuation, calculate future annual earnings. Valuation can at least be a multiple of that, then the investor will reduce that forecast by his confidence level that you might not hit that forecast. Start with 3-6x of EBITDA.

Jerome

www.BLANKSPACES.com

On Mar 3, 2016, at 10:56 AM, JJ Englert [email protected] wrote:

Hey Tony,

I’m sorry if I wasn’t clear. We are trying to determine a pre-revenue valuation to help show our investors what the company will be worth when it gets up and running. I am curious to know if any other coworking spaces had to go through these steps with their investors, and if so, what they came up with. Thanks for your time!

On Thursday, March 3, 2016 at 6:41:24 AM UTC-8, JJ Englert wrote:

Hey Coworkers,

I am going through the investment process and am working with some advisor to calculate a pre-revenue valuation for my coworking startup. Did any of you go through this process, or have any of you recently had your existing company valuated? Any info would help!

Thanks for your time,

JJ

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“…you read, or based on experience with your investors?”

both. Ask anyone in our only reference point: exec suites.

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On Fri, Mar 4, 2016 at 10:41 AM, JJ Englert [email protected] wrote:

Hey Jerome,

I am familiar with this method, but have had a really hard time finding a multipier for our industry, so thanks for this! Can you tell me - is this multiplier based off of something you read, or based on experience with your investors?

Thanks for your help. It is much appreciated!

On Friday, March 4, 2016 at 7:25:43 AM UTC-8, Jerome wrote:

When determining future valuation, calculate future annual earnings. Valuation can at least be a multiple of that, then the investor will reduce that forecast by his confidence level that you might not hit that forecast. Start with 3-6x of EBITDA.

Jerome

www.BLANKSPACES.com

On Mar 3, 2016, at 10:56 AM, JJ Englert [email protected] wrote:

Hey Tony,

I’m sorry if I wasn’t clear. We are trying to determine a pre-revenue valuation to help show our investors what the company will be worth when it gets up and running. I am curious to know if any other coworking spaces had to go through these steps with their investors, and if so, what they came up with. Thanks for your time!

On Thursday, March 3, 2016 at 6:41:24 AM UTC-8, JJ Englert wrote:

Hey Coworkers,

I am going through the investment process and am working with some advisor to calculate a pre-revenue valuation for my coworking startup. Did any of you go through this process, or have any of you recently had your existing company valuated? Any info would help!

Thanks for your time,

JJ

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