Intro At business school, an important skill we learn is how to value companies. We learn the basics of constructing DCFs, the important information we need from financial statements, and how to use past data to make sense of new ones. However, our professors rarely (Prof. Damodaran is an exception) bring up the biases that…
A few takeaways from the above: Capturing the Gen-Z market heavily requires demystifying the financial processes first. Even the oldest of our generation are paying taxes for the first time, confused about building credit, and oblivious to retirement plans. This does not mean we are apathetic about financial health; it shows how nobody explained what being financially healthy was. Fintech…
When will current Series A startups raise their Series B? Someone recently asked me this question, so I built a prediction model to help generate an answer. Keep reading as I discuss my process and give actual Series B predictions. Where to begin? I began by pulling together metrics that made sense for a company trying to raise a Series B. My thinking first went to a company's finances…
Good old fashioned ideas like 'cost-saving', 'governance' and 'social responsibility' and even, dare I say it, 'profits' are back en vogue. What happened?
